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on the farm that until the mid-1960s when the farm was drained and developed into a residential area. Prior to that, people used to purchase cheap pork hides and bones from Baxter Farm on the city's outskirts.
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High Glen Road was part of the farm stretching down to the Mukuvisi River. The early inhabitants used to call the place KwaBhakasta. The farmhouse is at present-day
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for a narrow valley. Used in conjunction, it became Norah’s valley while Glen View, on higher ground, gave the view of the valley.
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trees that now dominate the area were first planted during the area's farming days and today are colloquially known as
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through grade seven. There are two public secondary schools in Glen Norah, with only Glen Norah One offering
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known as Mr. Baxter. Glen Norah got its name from Norah, who was Baxter’s wife. ‘Glen’ is
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is also in Rockview which is a Glen Norah middle class density area, a work of the
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began. Glen Norah is divided into three sections A, B and C, with A bordering with
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Nearby, Glen View and Glen Norah both used to be a farm owned by a
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Glen Norah has been the home of notable Zimbabweans including
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the place of wood. The park in Glen Norah was formerly a
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which goes back to 1963 and includes a technical school.
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