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Antebellum and Civil War · 1800–1865
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John Wall Norwood builds Over-the-River across the Eno from Hillsborough
John Wall Norwood and his wife built a two-story, center-hall house south of the Eno opposite the town. It became known as Over-the-River and later as the Norwood-Webb-Cheshire House.
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John Wall Norwood becomes treasurer and then a ruling elder of the Hillsborough Presbyterian Church
In 1834 Norwood succeeded the silversmith William Huntington as treasurer of the Hillsborough Presbyterian Church. In 1835 he was confirmed a ruling elder, a post he held until his death.
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John Wall Norwood restores Poplar Hill
After his father's death, Norwood undertook a complete restoration of Poplar Hill, the Hogg and Norwood family home on the Eno, including the house, lawns and gardens.
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James Webb Jr. and his wife buy Over-the-River from the Norwoods and enlarge it
John Wall Norwood and his wife sold Over-the-River to James Webb Jr. and his wife, who added to the two-story wing. The house stayed in the family and passed to James Webb Cheshire in 1936.
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Orange County elects John Wall Norwood to the General Assembly
Norwood entered public life in 1856 when Orange County elected him a representative in the General Assembly, where he served until 1858.
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Pride Jones and John W. Norwood are elected to the House of Commons for Orange
Orange County elected Democrats Pride Jones and John W. Norwood to the state House of Commons in the August 1858 election.
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John Wall Norwood and Paul C. Cameron run relief for Orange County soldiers' families
During the Civil War Norwood and Paul C. Cameron acted as superintendents of relief for the families of Orange County soldiers, with Norwood's law office as their headquarters.
Reconstruction and the New South · 1866–1899
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John Wall Norwood buys the brick law office facing the courthouse
Attorney Richard Ashe sold the one-room brick law office on Court Street, facing the Orange County Courthouse, to John Wall Norwood for $400. The office, already shown on an 1839 map, is now called the Norwood Law Office.
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Orange County elects John Wall Norwood to the state Senate
Norwood was elected state senator for Orange in 1872. His speech on the amnesty bill, given in the Senate on January 27, 1873, was printed as a pamphlet.
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