See a Piece of Watertown History Live at the Fowle House

See some living history Thursday, July 18 at the Edmund Fowle House in Watertown.

The Historical Society of Watertown re-enacts the first reading of the Declaration of Independence in Massachusetts AND the signing of the first treaty with a foreign nation by the United States – both took place in Watertown.

On July 18, 1776 the Declaration of Independence was read at the Fowle House. The following day the Treaty of Watertown was signed there between the United States and the St. John’s (a.k.a. Malisset) and the Mi’kmaq tribes of Nova Scotia.

The ceremony commemorating the events will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Edmund Fowle House, 28 Marshall St. in Watertown. On hand will be Colonial and native re-enactors, including a sacred drum ceremony.

For more information go to www.historicalsocietyofwatertownMA.org or Audrey Jones Childs at 617-926-2577.