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Norwell, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Norwell was first settled in 1634 as a part of the settlement of Satuit (later Scituate), which encompassed present-day Scituate and Norwell. It was officially created in 1849 and soon became known as South Scituate. The town changed its name by ballot to Norwell in 1888, after Henry Norwell, a dry goods merchant who provided funds for the maintenance of the town roads. kids.kiddle.co
Norwell includes: Accord (Queen Anne's Corner), Assinippi (Snappy), and West Scituate.
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- 1634 - Norwell is settled
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates - 1849 - Norwell is incorporated
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates - 1854 - South Scituate
South Scituate, a post-village in Plymouth co., Massachusetts, 25 miles S. E. from Boston. Population of the township, 1770.
A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ... Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.) Joseph Thomas January 1, 1854 Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854. - 1890 Norwell Massachusetts
Norwell lies in the northern part of Plymouth County, and is bounded on the north by Hingham, northeast by Scituate, southeast by Marshfield, south by...Read MORE... 
Main Street
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Unitarian Church, James Library & School Building, Norwell, Mass.
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Norwell, a banking post-village of Plymouth co., Mass., 7 miles E. of Rockland. Pop. of the township (town) in 1900, 1560.
Lippincott's New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns ... in Every Portion of the Globe Publisher J.B. Lippincott Company, 1906 
Residence of the Late Henry Norwell, Norwell, Mass., 1908
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Turner House & Store, and Residence of H. S. Turner
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Site of Old Block House Yard and Rocky Reach North River, Norwell, Mass., 1911
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Twelve Bags Rogers & Hubbard's Corn Manure (No other manure) Used on this Field
Field of Wm. Wilder's, Norwell, Mass., which the neighbors say "largest that they ever saw." This field has not been cultivated for over 15 years and some of the ears ... Read MORE...
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C. A. Berry's Greenhouse, 1913
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Norwell, Massachusetts, USA
 - Main Street)
Main Street
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Norwell, Massachusetts, USA
 - Unitarian Church, James Library & School Building, Norwell, Mass.)
Unitarian Church, James Library & School Building, Norwell, Mass.
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Norwell, Massachusetts, USA
 - Residence of the Late Henry Norwell, Norwell, Mass., 1908)
Residence of the Late Henry Norwell, Norwell, Mass., 1908
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Norwell, Massachusetts, USA
 - Turner House & Store, and Residence of H. S. Turner
(from right to left) (1910))
Turner House & Store, and Residence of H. S. Turner
(from right to left) (1910)
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Norwell, Massachusetts, USA
 - Site of Old Block House Yard and Rocky Reach North River, Norwell, Mass., 1911)
Site of Old Block House Yard and Rocky Reach North River, Norwell, Mass., 1911
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Norwell, Massachusetts, USA
 - Twelve Bags Rogers & Hubbard's Corn Manure (No other manure) Used on this Field
Field of Wm. Wilder's, Norwell, Mass., which the neighbors say "largest that they ever saw." This field has not been cultivated for over 15 years and some of the ears weighted two pounds apiece at the time of harvest.)
Twelve Bags Rogers & Hubbard's Corn Manure (No other manure) Used on this Field
Field of Wm. Wilder's, Norwell, Mass., which the neighbors say "largest that they ever saw." This field has not been cultivated for over 15 years and some of the ears ... Read MORE...
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Norwell, Massachusetts, USA
 - C. A. Berry's Greenhouse, 1913)
C. A. Berry's Greenhouse, 1913
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1634 - Norwell is settled
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
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1849 - Norwell is incorporated
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
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1854 - South Scituate
South Scituate, a post-village in Plymouth co., Massachusetts, 25 miles S. E. from Boston. Population of the township, 1770.
A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ... Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.) Joseph Thomas January 1, 1854 Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854.
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1890 Norwell Massachusetts
Norwell lies in the northern part of Plymouth County, and is bounded on the north by Hingham, northeast by Scituate, southeast by Marshfield, south... Read MORE...
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1906
Norwell, a banking post-village of Plymouth co., Mass., 7 miles E. of Rockland. Pop. of the township (town) in 1900, 1560.
Lippincott's New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns ... in Every Portion of the Globe Publisher J.B. Lippincott Company, 1906
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