“The growth of any town or city is largely dependent on the character and expansive abilities of its industries and the character of the labor which these industries employ. Intelligent … Continue reading Come To Norwood!
A Timeline: Norwood and a Nation
From the end of the Civil War to the Stock Market crash of 1929, what was happening in Norwood reflects what was happening in the United States, with the US … Continue reading A Timeline: Norwood and a Nation
The Printing Industry of Norwood: A Lasting Indelible “Ink” Mark in the Pages of Norwood’s History
This exhibit explores the history of Norwood’s printing industry and some of the changes that transpired because of these industries, but it becomes the story of people who made a difference in their community.
Three Printing Firms Offer to Relocate to Norwood, Form the Norwood Press-This Day in Norwood History-June 10, 1893
The Norwood Business Association played an important role in convincing Boston based businesses to relocate to Norwood. This article, from June 10, 1893, is the first mention of creating what would eventually become the Norwood Press, which brought hundreds of new workers to Norwood. Two years later, in 1895, bookbinding firm H. M. Plimpton & Co,, and printers J. S. Cushing & Co and Berwick & Smith built a combined plant along the railroad tracks on Washington street near subway hill, forming the Norwood Press.