154

The number of years Wheaton College accepted only women. The college was founded in Norton in 1834 and opened enrollment to male students in 1988.

72

The par of the 7,241-yard TPC Boston, a private club originally designed by famed golfer Arnold Palmer that hosts the Deutsche Bank Championship on Labor Day Weekend

125

The number of animals being cared for at Winslow Farm Animal Sanctuary, a nonprofit, including goats, donkeys, pigs, miniature horses, alpacas, llamas, emus, and peacocks

1879

The year Norton Magazine Club was formed. The free-lending library eventually grew into the town’s public library, and is now on East Main Street.

PRO

High school

A renovation of Norton High School, completed two years ago, included an addition with a new cafeteria and state-of-the-art science labs. The town funded $13 million of the $32 million project; the Massachusetts School Building Authority is covering the rest.

CON

No commuter rail

Residents looking to ride into Boston or Providence must travel to stations in nearby towns such as Mansfield or Attleboro.