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Watertown is located approximately 6 miles northwest of Boston
The city has a total area of 4.2 square miles
The population is approximately 32,000
Interesting Facts About Watertown
- Helen Keller (1880–1968), attended the Perkins Institute for the Blind which has been located in Watertown since 1912.
- Mount Auburn Cemetery, founded in 1831, is listed by the American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboretum, as the second oldest public garden of any kind in the United States. Thought by many to be in Cambridge, it has the vast majority of its graves and all its buildings in Watertown. For more information visit The Many Great Figures of American History.
Transportation
- Soldiers Field Road and the Massachusetts Turnpike, major arteries into downtown Boston,are nearby.
- Watertown Square is the terminus of several MBTA bus and trackless trolley routes.
