Talk:Watertown, Massachusetts
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Multiple times now I have put one line info for myself and a friend under the notable people section. We both grew up in Watertown from infancy through high school. Both of us are painters in the Boston area. Though not famous I thought it okay for us to put a little note and link to our personal arts websites. Multiple times they have been erased. Just because you don't know us, doens't mean we don't deserve at least a one sentence mention. I spent most of my life in Watertown, dammit. We grew up there. Get a life and stop just erasing things you personally don't deem "worthy" of mention. Maybe whoever felt the need to erase should try to create something notable within their own life that is worthy of mention. It's pathetic. -Rocco B.
The "Famous People" Heading has had a reference to a "Pete Hanlon" several times, once as a singer, and once as the author of a work entitled "Incident at Knee Pads." After searching, I can't find reference to either of these, or to Pete Hanlon as a prominent person or celebrity, so that kind of cuts out the "famous" part.
12/31/2005. The Pete Hanlon fan club is back defacing the page again, this time listing him as a "Famous Pan Flutist". - Lisa Williams 03:17, 1 January 2006 (UTC)
I have added a segment on Watertown's role in labor and industrial history. I am a new Wikipedian and welcome help on tidying up my markup as I learn how to do it better. Lisa Williams 04:02, 1 January 2006 (UTC)
Thanks to whomever added the material from the 1911 Brittanica. I made a change to the item about a school being named after Theodore Parker. The building is still standing and has Parker's name engraved above the door, but is not currently in service as a public school; interestingly, it is now the New England School of Accupuncture. Most residents would probably not recognize the phrase "Parker School" because it has not been called that in so many years. Lisa Williams 09:45, 1 January 2006 (UTC)
I thought it was worthwhile to put the Armenian history museum in. It seemed to me to mesh nicely in the history section. Your mileage may vary, of course, so feel free to discuss, move, remove, whatever. I wonder if perhaps the History section ought to have a little more background from the 20th Century --Thatnewguy 11:25, 18 July 2006 (UTC).
Under people, should Tom Reilly be added? He's not Watertown-born, but he's been identified with the city because of his long (17 years? Something silly) residency here.--Thatnewguy 11:25, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
- Added per lack of opposition. He was born in Springfield, but his Wikipedia bio calls him a native. --Thatnewguy 22:49, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
The section on racial makeup of the town has been vandalized. JBH23 13:52, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
I edited the History section to make it more readable, breaking up long sentences and making more paragraphs from sentences of similar topics. I added a References section as well as a new historical reference. More history (and references) would be good. MacPhilbin 19:18, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Map request
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It would be helpful to have a map showing the original extent of the settlement's jurisdiction, and which neighboring municipalities have taken and given land to and from Watertown. -- Beland 01:11, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Notable businesses
This section seems like nothing more than a bit of advertising. As a Watertown resident, I haven't heard of any of them, and the Web site for one gives its address in Waltham. Is it normal to add such links to city articles?--JBH23 21:38, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
