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Read the Second Place Essay in the Historical Society’s Contest

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Today, the Watertown News features the second place essay in the Historical Society of Watertown’s essay contest. The Historical Society looks for the best history essays each year, and students had their choice of four themes: an individual, ethnic group, landmark or historical event in Watertown and its significance to the town and region. The 1st place winner received $300; the 2nd and 3rd place winners received $100 each. The winners of the Historical Society Awards were chosen by a panel of Historical Society Council members. The awards were presented in June in the high school lecture hall. See the third place essay, “Watertown and WW2” by clicking here.

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Celebrate the First Reading of the Declaration of Independence in Watertown

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Two weeks after the United Stated declared its independence from the British, the document proclaiming the new nation was read for the first time in Massachusetts in Watertown. The next day the first treaty entered into by the U.S. was signed in town, too. On Saturday, July 19, 2014, the Historical Society of Watertown will mark the anniversaries of these events with a reading of the Declaration of Independence and a celebration of the Treaty of Watertown. The free event will be Saturday from noon-4 p.m. at the Edmund Fowle House and Museum, 28 Marshall St. The Declaration was first read on July 18, 1776, and on July 19, 1776, a treaty was signed with the St.