Aaron Guild is featured on the Norwood Town Seal. The Massachusetts Bay Colony was formed in 1628, with original settlements situated around the two natural harbors near present-day Salem and Boston, north of the previously established Plymouth Colony. The mostly Puritan colonists had good relationships with the local Native Americans, but by 1636, a series of incidents increased … Continue reading A Brief History of Norwood Massachusetts
A Brief History of Norwood Massachusetts
Aaron Guild and his oxen, featured on the Norwood Town Seal. Ezra Morse and Josiah Fisher were granted permission to use 14 acres of the Purgatory Swamp in 1697 and were the first known settlers to live in what is now Norwood. Morse's grist mill in Dedham had been causing problems for farmers downstream who … Continue reading A Brief History of Norwood Massachusetts
Happy Birthday Norwood Massachusetts!
Aaron Guild is featured on the Norwood Town Seal. When word of the fighting at the Battle of Lexington and Concord reached South Dedham, Guild famously dropped his low and managed to make the journey on horseback in time to fire upon the retreating British. By George Curtis, Norwood Historical Society Early History Indigenous peoples … Continue reading Happy Birthday Norwood Massachusetts!
Bell Ringing Ban On July 4 Factor in Town’s Independence
Washington Number 7 Fire House From the close of the Civil War, 1865, to the incorporation of the Town of Norwood, 1872, there was a temporary slump and depression in its business and mental attitude to life. Its causes: the aftermath of the war, dead husbands and sons the burning of the Everett furniture factory … Continue reading Bell Ringing Ban On July 4 Factor in Town’s Independence