Norwood is a

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in north Franklin County,

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, United States. It is located approximately east of U.S. Route 59 on Stafford Rd, and south of the Franklin-Douglas county line.

History

The town was named after

Henry Ward Beecher Henry Ward Beecher (June 24, 1813 – March 8, 1887) was an American Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, and speaker, known for his support of the Abolitionism, abolition of slavery, his emphasis on God's love, and his 1875 adultery ...

's novel ''Norwood: or, Village Life in New England''. A post office was established at Norwood in 1868 which closed and reopened a few times until it closed permanently in 1914. Today, the city is considered a

, serving only as a stop on the recreational

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. The town now consists of one house, one train depot, and public restroom facilities.

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* Franklin County maps
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