Watson's Corner is the historical name for an intersection in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at the corner of Rindge Avenue and Massachusetts Avenue.
It was part of a wider area called Watson's Plain in colonial and Revolutionary War times and well into the 19th century.
[1] Watson's Corner gained notability on account of a skirmish that occurred there on April 19, 1775 in connection with the Battles of Lexington and Concord.
A marker at 2154 Massachusetts Avenue commemorates the skirmish.
[2] An account of this event from the Cambridge city website[3] describes the scene thus:[4]