Westwood History

3. Colburn Wrote math books for kids while at Harvard College in the 1820s
5. Where was Betsey was a teacher and community leader
7. Ross Ames Davis She was Dedham’s most famous resident and used her influence to improve the lives of people of color
9. School What school was closed in 1905 and moved to Milk Street and used for hay storage
10. Dedham Ebenezer Fisher died in 1847 at the age of 96, the same year area became Westwood
11. English William Nahatan helped Native people talk to who
12. Steele Was a drummer boy in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War
15. Doodle During the Battle of Bunker Hill, Steele played this song and brought water to soldiers
16. Eunice Ross Ames Davis worked on these to support women’s rights, education for children of color, and raising money for poor people and anti-slavery groups

1. School Built in Westwood in 1874 was originally named the Clapboardtree School
2. Baker Was an inventor and businesswoman at a time when it was hard for women to earn money
4. When Betsey was 12 she couldn’t afford this so she taught herself how to make one
6. boys Helped soldiers communicate by playing drum beats to send messages like turning or stopping
8. Fisher He was a successful farmer in Westwood and lived on Gay Street near Hanlon and Deerfield Schools
9. This person in Eunice Ross Ames Davis life served in the Revolutionary War
10. Nahatan He was a Native Massachusett leader
13. land grant William Nahatan signed what for Westwood
14. Colburn started a school to help train them