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Article: Norwalk: A central location for growth

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August 11, 2007
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Memories of fertile earth cinched the decision of two Oregon brothers to buy land that would become Norwalk, but its first residents were drawn to the land because of a deed clause and the railroad.

Atwood and Gilbert Sproul bought 463 acres from a portion of land called Corazon de los Valles - "heart of the valleys." Twenty-three acres were deeded when a railroad service was constructed for the area. The brothers pressed for a "passenger stop" clause at the Norwalk Station, with the intention of drawing prospective residents.

Norwalk was registered as a town in 1874.

Though farming and dairy operations were the predominant livelihoods of residents in the early 20th century, Norwalk's first ...

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