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Norfolk’s history is mostly unwritten

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What stands out about Norfolk’s past

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How Norfolk came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Norfolk.

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Norfolk Township was originally called Houlton Township, and under the latter name was organized in 1869. It was renamed in 1871 to Marschner Township and renamed again in 1874 to its present name of Norfolk Township.

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Famous people close to Norfolk

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History across the town line

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