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This Day In Norwood History-August 28, 1903-North School District Boundaries

This Day In Norwood History-August 28, 1903-North School District Boundaries

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This Day In Norwood History-July 26, 1897-The New Railroad Station

This Day In Norwood History-July 26, 1897-The New Railroad Station

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This Day in Norwood History-June 17, 1938-Emma Louise Shattuck Offers Town Gift of Land For Parkway

June 17, 1938-The widow of Edmund J. Shattuck, Emma Louise Shattuck, offered a gift of land to the town of Norwood through the Board of Selectmen on Tuesday night which may make possible a new parkway connecting the cemetery, Shattuck Park, Nichols Street, and the town. Mrs. Shattuck has offered the town a portion of her land on Winter Street for this parkway which would connect the center of the town with the Nichols Street parkway. The proposed connecting street, Shattuck Park Road, connects the Cemetery and Winter street to Shattuck Park and Nichols street today as Mrs. Shattuck intended.

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This Day in Norwood History-May 24, 1890-Dedication of Norwood’s First High School, The Beacon School

Norwood's first High School, the Beacon school, was dedicated on this day in Norwood history in 1890. The article includes excerpts from speeches made by dignitaries present that day and gives a history of the building project- a process which took almost 20 years to complete.

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This Day in Norwood History-May 6, 1893-G.H. Bateman Elected Selectman, Roads Are Hot Topic

Appropriations and Lively Discussions Town meeting, No. 3, took place Monday afternoon and evening. Contrary to expectation the orators were very moderate in their speeches and there was just enough … Continue reading This Day in Norwood History-May 6, 1893-G.H. Bateman Elected Selectman, Roads Are Hot Topic

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This Day in Norwood History-April 21, 1955-Norwood Bank Reaches $15 Million Mark

Norwood’s First Bank Is Largest Massachusetts Co-operative Bank Located Outside A Metropolitan Trading Area The Norwood Co-Operative Bank, Norwood’s first bank, established in 1889, has set another milestone with the … Continue reading This Day in Norwood History-April 21, 1955-Norwood Bank Reaches $15 Million Mark