Apartments for Rent in Watertown, MA (6,805 Rentals)

Prior to the arrival of European colonists, the area surrounding current-day Watertown Massachusetts was inhabited by local Native Americans. To specific tribes had settled on the east bank of a river that was later called the Charles River. The first European settlers began to arrive in the early 1600s. The first buildings built in the Watertown area were located at GerryÆs Landing. The area surrounding Watertown Massachusetts was heavily involved in the American Revolutionary War, along with the rest of Massachusetts, particularly Boston. Many of the residents participated in the Boston Tea Party. Following the conclusion of the Revolutionary War, the area surrounding Watertown began to grow with the rest of the Boston region. It played a central role in the industrial revolution, contributing to the Watertown Massachusetts that people know and love today.á