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Raymond John Ryan (January 9, 1904 in Watertown, Wisconsin – October 18, 1977) was an American professional gambler, oilman, promoter, and developer. Described as having a larger-than-life personality, he mingled with prominent businesspeople and movie stars, as well as with cardsharps and mobsters on his path to fame and fortune. His ...
Watertown (subtitled A Love Story) is a studio album by American singer Frank Sinatra, released in March 1970 through Reprise Records. It is a concept album centered on a man from Watertown, New York. In a series of soliloquies, the nameless narrator tells his heartbreaking story of personal loss: his wife has left him and their two boys for ...
Frank Winfield Woolworth, founder of F. W. Woolworth Company/Five and Dime stores, worked at a store in Watertown at his start [26] Charles W. Yost, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations [26] Zina D. H. Young, leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and social activist [40]
George Phillips (c. 1593 – July 1, 1644) was an English-born Puritan minister who led, along with Richard Saltonstall, a group of English settlers up the Charles River to settle in what is now Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1630.
Watertown Incorporated as a Village. [4] [5] First Bank opened. [4] Local Fire Department begins. [4] The Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad path, 1889. 1842: Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad built. [6] 1847: First Portable steam engine to be made in the United States made in Watertown. [2] [4] 1849 Safety pin is invented by Walter ...
Exley was born (Frederic) March 28, 1929, in Watertown, New York. [2] He was the third of four children, including a twin sister, Frances, born to Earl and Charlotte. His father, who died in 1945 when Exley was 16, was a celebrated former athlete and local basketball coach whose legacy would be a dominating influence on Exley's early life. [3]
Joseph Mullin was born in Watertown and was a member of the New York State Senate from 1892 until his death in 1897. [68] Roswell P. Flower was born in Theresa and became Deputy Postmaster of Watertown in 1853, becoming 30th Governor of New York from 1892 to 1894. The Roswell P. Flower Memorial Library was named after him.
Gary Charles Evans (October 7, 1954 – August 14, 1998) was an American thief and confessed serial killer in and around the Capital District, New York.His penchant for stealing antiques and his multiple escapes from custody — including one that ended in his death — made him headline news in the area on numerous occasions.