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Chamber Members:
- Forward Mutual Insurance Co.
- Edward Jones Investment
- Oswald-Konz Financial Group
- Biggs Bar & Grill
- Kujawski Law
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Tourism Information
Heritage
In 1836, the first white settler, Timothy Johnson, came exploring the Rock River Valley. At a marked spot near the bridge on highway 26 south, he claimed 1,000 acres after recognizing the value of the rapids and the spring of good water nearby. In six years, a town government was established and by 1849 Watertown, (formerly known as Johnson’s Rapids), had become a village. In 1853, just seventeen years after Johnson first settled, Watertown had become a city and adopted a charter. Two years later, it had become the second largest city in Wisconsin with a population of 8,512. . Read More...
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