In 1856 the railway began travellin through this area, and people settled around it. Watford was founded in 1873 with a population of 750. The school to the East of this geocache, was originally built in 1891 as a high school. The arena to the West, has been there since 1972. Some of the factories originally housed in Watford include productions of wire cloth muzzles, slippers and other footwear, housewares, tools and more!