Massachusetts
Norwich
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Norwich, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Population: ?
Administration: ?
Location: 42º7´10"N 71º19´32"W
 This 1895 map shows a Norwich, a Norwich Bridge, a Norwich Hill, and even a Norwich Pond! that still appear on present day maps. Internet searches provided limited and confusing information, mainly because of there being a Huntington Town and Township.
The town of Norwich was first settled in 1769. The First Congregational Church was gathered as Norwich First Church in July 1778, at Chester Village ('Falley's Crossroads'). The first minister was Rev Stephen Tracy. The First Parish was organized in 1832. The church was renamed when the town's name was changed. The church was incorporated in 1917, and called itself 'the Church on Norwich Hill.
 Norwich Bridge School.
The town was re-named Huntingdon in 1855. Two major divisions within the town were 'Chester Village', near the railroad station, and 'Chester factories', later the incorporated town of Chester.
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