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The greater Watertown area includes Alderley, Ashippun, Ebenezer, Emmet, Grellton, Ixonia, Lac La Belle, Lebanon, Mapleton, Monterey, parts of Oconomowoc, Old Ashippun, Old Lebanon, Pipersville, Richwood, Shields, Sugar Island and Watertown, Wisconsin.

Facts & Places

Watertown is in Jefferson and Dodge Counties
Major roads through Watertown include Highway 26, Highway 16 and Highway 19
Zip codes for Watertown are 53094 (Jefferson) and 53098 (Dodge)
Area code for Watertown is 920
Population for the city of Watertown is 21,598 (2000 Census)
Watertown is home to the historic Octagon House and the First Kindergarten in the United States [Points of interest guide]
Watertown schools include Watertown High School, Luther Preparatory High School, and Maranatha Baptist Bible College. Luther Prep is the oldest Lutheran high school in the United States, tracing its history to its founding in 1865 as the prep department of Northwestern College. [Watertown schools]

Watertown Headlines

Syria: 15 Killed In Lebanon Border Clashes The death toll has risen to 15 in clashes between Syrian government forces and activists in neighbouring Lebanon.

Overnight clashes kill one in north Lebanon TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) - Supporters and opponents of a popular uprising against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad clashed in neighboring Lebanon's port city of Tripoli on Saturday, leaving one dead and ten others wounded, residents said. They said the fatality was a civilian caught in the crossfire, adding that a Lebanese soldier was wounded when the army tried to intervene. ...

Nine killed in Syrian-linked clashes in Lebanon TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) - Clashes erupted between heavily-armed supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Lebanon's port of Tripoli on Saturday, killing nine people and prompting Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati to rush there to try to stop the violence. Mikati held talks with ministers and officials in the northern city, as gunmen a few kilometres (miles) away fired ...

Wisconsin Headlines

Winners and losers in Wisconsin recall vote Wisconsin voters will head to the polls Tuesday to decide whether to recall Gov. Scott Walker (R) and install Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett (D) in his place. The recall election has drawn massive amounts of national attention and money — $63.5 million and counting, to be exact. Walker enters Election Day as a slight favorite, with even Democrats acknowledging privately that a Barrett win at this ...

Political activists converge on Wisconsin for recall MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Political activists converged on Wisconsin on Sunday to join get-out-the-vote efforts two days before a historic election on whether to recall Republican Governor Scott Walker that is seen as a test for November's presidential race. Walker enraged labor unions by denuding their power with a news state law last year, and the battle has taken on national significance with ...

Barrett Optimistic in Wisconsin Recall Even as he remained confident of his chances in Wisconsin's recall election, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett downplayed the national significance of the election on Sunday."Scott Walker wants to make this a national race because he wants to be on the national stage as the rock star of the far right, as the poster boy of the tea party. That's not what i'm interested in," Barrett said on CNN's State ...

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