Needham History: A House with So Much History!
My heart skips a beat [caption id="attachment_133048" align="alignnone" width="800"] The Joshua Lewis House (built 1776) at 178 South Street. The painting is by NC Wyeth,...
Needham History: Welcome to Dairyland!
““Untouched from Cow to Consumer!”” [caption id="attachment_133048" align="alignnone" width="800"] Welcome to Dairyland! Walker-Gordon’s farm was bordered by Central Avenue, Charles River Street, and Fisher Street....
Needham History: Marching Under the Banner of Henry Clay
“The skies are bright, Our hearts are light.....” [caption id="attachment_133048" align="alignnone" width="800"] The Clay-Frelinghuysen Banner. The image of the horse, oxen, and plow was used...
Needham History: Water Under the Bridge
... or Over the Dam. We have that, too. [caption id="attachment_133048" align="alignnone" width="800"] Fisher’s Bridge (Central Avenue to Dover) is the oldest bridge still standing...
Needham History: The Lyceum
“Lectures and debates on all sorts of subjects which concern the well-being of the community” [caption id="attachment_133048" align="alignnone" width="800"] The old town center at Central...
Needham History: Needham Declares Independence in June. Nation Follows 11 Days Later
“If the Honorable Congress … of the United Colonies Declare them independent of the kingdom of Great Britain, they the Said Inhabitants [of Needham] will...