Editing Norwell, Massachusetts (section)

==History==
Norwell was first settled in 1634 as a part of the settlement of [[Satuit]] (later [[Scituate, Massachusetts|Scituate]]), which encompassed present-day Scituate and Norwell. It was officially created in 1849 and soon became known as South Scituate. The town changed its name by ballot<ref>The townspeople had five names to choose from, under a measure of the state of Masacheustts, Norwell, Standish, Deane, Cushing or Hatherly</ref> to Norwell in 1888, after Henry Norwell, a [[dry goods]] merchant who provided funds for the maintenance of the town roads. Early settlers were attracted to Norwell for agricultural reasons, with the town later developing a major shipbuilding industry, based on the North and Northwest rivers. [[Shipbuilding]] was a major industry in the 18th through the early 19th centuries. Some of the finest frigates, schooners, whalers, and merchant vessels were produced in Norwell. The [[Norwell Village Area Historic District]] is in the center of the town.

Today, Norwell is an affluent residential community with over 10,000 residents that has modern schools, shopping, churches, libraries, health facilities, a wildlife preserve, and other support facilities as well as three industrial parks.
[[File:Bryant-Cushing House Norwell Massachusetts.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[Bryant–Cushing House]], built {{circa|1698}}]]