George S. Winslow (born April 6, 1829) was a politician from South Dedham, later Norwood, Massachusetts.
Winslow was born April 6, 1829, in South Dedham, Massachusetts, which later became Norwood, and was educated in the public schools. [1] He was the senior partner of the firm of Winslow Brothers, tanners of sheep leather. [1] In 1892, as the representative from the First Norfolk District, he served on the committees on mercantile affairs and parishes and religious societies. [1]
Norwood is a town and census-designated place in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Norwood is part of the Greater Boston area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 31,611. The town was named after Norwood, England. Norwood is on the Neponset River, which runs all the way to Boston Harbor from Foxborough.
Frank Gilman Allen was an American businessman and politician from Massachusetts. He was president of a successful leathergoods business in Norwood, Massachusetts, and active in local and state politics. A Republican, he served two terms as lieutenant governor, and then one as the 51st Governor of Massachusetts. He was a major proponent of development in Norwood, donating land and funds for a number of civic improvements.
Washington Street is a street originating in downtown Boston, Massachusetts that extends southwestward to the Massachusetts–Rhode Island state line. The majority of its length outside of the city was built as the Norfolk and Bristol Turnpike in the early 19th century. It is the longest street in Boston and remains one of the longest streets in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Norwood Depot is an MBTA Commuter Rail Franklin Line station located in downtown Norwood, Massachusetts. The station has two side platforms serving the two tracks of the Franklin Branch, each with a mini-high section for accessibility. The Norfolk County Railroad opened through South Dedham in 1849, with a station at the modern location. It was renamed Norwood in 1872. The line came under control of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad in 1895. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) began subsidizing service in 1966 and purchased the line in 1973. Under the MBTA, renovations to the station were made around 1977 and 1992.
Norwood Central station is an MBTA Commuter Rail Franklin Line station located near downtown Norwood, Massachusetts. The station has two side platforms serving the two tracks of the Franklin Branch, each with a mini-high section for accessibility. It serves as a park-and-ride location for Boston's southwest suburbs; with 1,041 daily riders it is the busiest station on the line outside Boston. The former station building, a one-story yellow brick structure, has been converted to commercial use.
Windsor Gardens station is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Franklin Line station in southern Norwood, Massachusetts. The station has a single side platform serving a single track; it is not accessible. The only entrance to the station is from an adjacent apartment complex; use of the station is not restricted to residents of the complex, though there is no public parking.
John Avery Jr. was an American politician who served as the 1st Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Dedham High School is a public high school in Dedham, Massachusetts, United States, and a part of the Dedham Public Schools district. The school was founded in 1851 by the oldest public school system in the country. It earned a silver medal from U.S. News & World Report in 2017, ranked as the 48th best high school in Massachusetts.
Norwood High School (NHS) is a four-year public secondary school located in Norwood, Massachusetts, United States, within Norfolk County. The school is the only high school within the Norwood Public Schools district and is located at 245 Nichols Street.
The history of St. Mary's Church in Dedham, Massachusetts begins with the first mass said in Dedham, Massachusetts in 1843 and runs to the present day.
Winslow Warren (1838–1930) was an American attorney who served as Collector of Customs for the Port of Boston during the second administration of Grover Cleveland.
Dedham Savings is one of the oldest American banks still in operation and one of the oldest banks in the state of Massachusetts still doing business under its original charter.
Brookdale Cemetery is an historic cemetery in Dedham, Massachusetts. More than 28,000 people are buried there. Mother Brook runs behind it.
Patrick O'Beirne was an Irish-born priest who ministered in the Archdiocese of Boston.
John P. Brennan was the first American Catholic priest to declare bankruptcy.
Rev. Dennis J. O'Donovan was an American Roman Catholic priest.
601-603 High Street is a historic Romanesque Revival building in Dedham Square, Massachusetts. Both the 1996 and 2009 Master Plans of the Town of Dedham have recognized the historic, aesthetic, and economic importance of the building.
Albert Winslow Nickerson was an American railroad executive and director of both the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and the Mexican Central Railway.
Ezra Morse (1643-1697) was an early resident of Dedham, Massachusetts and owned the second mill on Mother Brook.
The history of Dedham, Massachusetts in the 20th century saw great growth come to the town. It played host to the Sacco and Vanzetti trial, saw the Endicott Estate and a number of schools constructed, a great deal of economic development, and growth in the number of services provided by the Town.