Norwood Historical Society: This Day In Norwood History-October 10

Norwood MA

10 October, 2021

11:42 AM

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Press release from the Norwood Historical Society: 2021-10-10 Deluge at Norwood. 10 Oct 1906, Wed The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) NORWOOD. Oct 10Norwood was visited last night by a regular cloudburst at about 10 o'clock during the progress of a thundershower. Norwood Sq. was flooded to the depth of two feet, pavements were washed up on Vernon and Cottage sts, and the tracks of the Old Colony street railway company on Washington st had to be dug out before cars could run. Supt of Streets Hartshorne and a large gang of men were at work nearly all n.glit repairing damage done by the rain. This press release was produced by the Norwood Historical Society. The views expressed here are the author's own.