Watertown, CT

Watertown is a small town located in the northeast corner of Connecticut. The population was 10,827 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Watertown-Fort Drum area, which has a population of about 50,000.

The town was first settled in 1764 by Ebenezer and Sarah (Porter) Smith. The town was incorporated in 1785 and named for General Thomas Gage, who had been Commander-in-Chief of British forces in North America during the American Revolution. Watertown's economy has traditionally been based on manufacturing and agriculture; however, since the late 20th century it has developed into a bedroom community for Boston and other nearby cities.

Watertown is home to several businesses that have helped make it one of Connecticut's most prosperous towns: GE Aviation (formerly Pratt & Whitney), Raytheon, United Technologies Corporation (UTC), Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS), and Abbott Laboratories are all headquartered here. In addition to these large companies, there are also many smaller businesses that contribute to the local economy. These include restaurants such as Noodlecatz Asian Bistro and Joe's Pizza; clothing stores such as Lululemon Athletica and J Crew; hardware stores such as Home Depot and Menard's; banks including TD Banknorth/ Somerset Hills Bank; insurance companies including AIG Life Insurance Company and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company; law firms including Foley Hoag LLP and Goodwin Procter LLP; accounting firms including Ernst & Young LLP and KPMG LLP.; technology companies such as Apple Inc., Google Inc., Facebook Inc., Amazon Web Services LLC., Twitter Inc.; medical device companies such as Medtronic plc.; biotech companies such as Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.; computer software companies like Symantec Corporation; energy providers like Dominion Resources Inc.; food producers like Blue Hill Farmstead Cheese Co.; wine producers like Trimbach Vineyards LLC.; publishers like Hachette Book Group USA LLC.; advertising agencies like Omnicom Group LP.; hotel chains like Marriott International INC., Hilton Worldwide INC., Hyatt Hotels Corporation LTD., InterContinental Hotels Group PLC