Pfc. Lester J. Lynch of 519 Nahatan Street, Norwood, receives the Distinguished Service Cross and congratulations of Brig. Gen H W. Blakeley, Commanding General of the 4th Infantry Division, Germany.
(All articles originally published in the Norwood Messenger)
The Winslow School and Beyond
From the corner of Cedar Street down to Walpole Street is not actually part of Swedeville. The Winslow family had owned the land between Cedar and Walpole Streets – Their … Continue reading The Winslow School and Beyond
Chapel Street: A Main Road with a Long History
Chapel Street is a road that had been part of the landscape of South Dedham years before it became a part of Swedeville. When Isaac Ellis was in his eighties, … Continue reading Chapel Street: A Main Road with a…
Selectmen Approve Plans For Construction Of Honor Roll-This Day In Norwood History-November 27, 1942
Sanction Honor Roll For Local Service Men Cost Of Board Estimated To Be Approximately $1300 Norwood’s Roll of Honor, accepted by the Board of Selectmen Tuesday evening, “I’ll be placed … Continue reading Selectmen Approve Plans For Construction Of Honor…
Our Heroic Dead
(Address delivered by Harry B. Butters, who served as a Norwood Selectman for 35 years, on May 15, 1945, at a ceremony in Memorial Hall honoring Norwood’s Gold Star Mothers) … Continue reading Our Heroic Dead
Norwood Memorial Street Corner List
1 Pleasant & E Cross St U.S. Army PFC Ralph E. Shackley 1915 1943 * 2 Pleasant & Cross St U.S. Army Sgt. Edward F Hayes 1923 1945 * 3 … Continue reading Norwood Memorial Street Corner List
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