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Places
The Bee Hive Store (1894-1965)
Sylvanus V. Barker Opens The Bee Hive on Court Street, Ushering In One-Of-A-Kind Variety Store Back when downtown Watertown was THE place to shop, there...
Early Watertown – As It Was In 1840
Early Watertown – As It Was In 1840 The following is Part I of the “Early Watertown” series, which was printed in the Watertown Daily...
Grand View Park – 1000 Islands
Hamilton Child, of Syracuse, Purchases 25 Acres to Build Grand View Park on Wells Island. Following the likes of Thousand Island Park (1875) and Westminster...
Early Watertown Weather Phenomena of the 1800s
First-Hand Accounts of Early Watertown Weather Phenomena Below is the continuation of Cyrus T. Huntington‘s first-hand accounts of early Watertown, the majority dealing with weather...
Early Watertown – First Schoolhouse and Solar Eclipse of 1806
Early Watertown First-Hand Accounts of The 1803 Solar Eclipse, First School, and More The following is a portion of a very long letter to the...
Early Watertown – Its Rapid Growth from 1804 to 1812
Early Watertown – Its Rapid Growth from 1804 to 1812 The following is the complete, transcribed article from the Watertown Daily Times, February 22, 1892...
The Rise and Fall of Excelsior Carriage – Sewall Island – 1889-1926
Watertown Carriage Company Forms in 1889, Changes Name Excelsior Carriage The Same Year Well before it became Sewall Island and home to manufacturers Excelsior Carriage...
New Parrot Restaurant – est. 1933…sort of.
The Parrot Tea Room, New Parrot Restaurant, Hotel, and Stand on Outer Washington Street The New Parrot Restaurant, a longtime staple on outer Washington Street,...
Hungerford Building — 104-106 Washington Street
The Explosive History Behind the Hungerford Building (aka Smith & Percy) Located at 104 Washington Street, the former Hungerford building, the name referenced here because...
Edmund Wilson House – Talcottville (1793 – Present)
Talcottville’s Georgian Limestone “Edmund Wilson House” was once the Summer Home of the Famous Writer One of the oldest stone houses in Northern New York...