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Dates:Sat from 7/20/19 - 7/20/19
Hours:10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Ages:Infants, Toddlers, Kids, Teens, Adults
In/Outdoor:Indoor, Outdoor
Cost:Free see below
Category:Arts & Culture

This annual event marks two important occasions in history that occurred at the Edmund Fowle House in Watertown:

The first public reading of the Declaration of Independence to the citizens of Watertown on July 18, 1776; the signing of the first treaty negotiated by the new nation with a foreign power, namely the St. John's (aka Maliseet) and Mi'kmaq Tribes of Nova Scotia on July 19, 1776.

The celebration of these two important events will include the Reading of the Declaration of Independence and the Reading of the Treaty of Watertown.

Guest speakers will share information related to the importance of the Treaty.

The Nugumij (Grandmother) Drum from the United Native American Cultural Center will be present.

Drummers/Singers will perform several songs to mark the occasion.

Members, dressed in their Native regalia and colonial reeanactors will be present to share their stories.

Tours of the Edmund Fowle House will be available.

A donation basket for nonperishable food will be available for the Watertown Food Pantry.

The event is partially funded by the Watertown Community Foundation.

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free

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historicalsocietyofwatertownma.org

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28 Marshall Street, WATERTOWN, MA, 02472 map
Phone: (617) 923-6067

28 Marshall St. is off Mt. Auburn St., Watertown. There is ample parking in the lot. or Take MBTA bus #71 from Harvard Square to Watertown. Ask to be let off at Common Street/Marshall Street. The Edmund Fowle House is on the left-hand side of the street and across from a parking lot.
For further information and directions see www.HistoricalSocietyofWatertownMA.org

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