Henry Oliver Peabody was born in Boxford, Massachusetts on May 13, 1826. Peabody was a self-made millionaire who made his money by inventing a cartridge-loading rifle during the Civil War- … Continue reading Henry Oliver Peabody
W. Cameron Forbes Donates Land for Boston-N. Y. Road-January 24, 1951
A valuable stretch of land nearly a mile long through his Norwood estate has been given to Massachusetts by W. Cameron Forbes, grandson of Ralph Waldo Emerson, as a section … Continue reading W. Cameron Forbes Donates Land for Boston-N. Y. Road-January 24, 1951
Peabody School Decision Appealed To Supreme Court By Simmons College-This Day In Norwood History-February 2, 1939
Peabody School Decision Appealed To Supreme Court By Simmons College On January 9th, Simmons Collage which intervened in the vending probate of the will of Henry 0. Peabody claiming to … Continue reading Peabody School Decision Appealed To Supreme Court By Simmons College-This Day In Norwood History-February 2, 1939