1793Military
In 1793, General "Mad Anthony" Wayne led several companies of troops from Fort Washington in Cincinnati to advance against a hostile tribe of Native Americans encamped on the ba...
1794Government
In 1794, a pioneer named Peter Smith settled on Duck Creek in or near the current location of Norwood.
1795Architecture
In 1795, another road was built along the present-day path of Montgomery Road, connecting Cincinnati with Montgomery, Ohio and beyond.
1809Culture
Montgomery Road was known as the "State Road" and Smith Road/Carthage Avenue was known as the "County Road."
In 1809, a settler named Samuel D.
1828Education
A one-room school house for Columbia Township had existed at this location possibly as early as 1828.
1850Government
The estate was part of the original 100-acre McCullough Seed Company property the McCullough Family settled in 1850 and operated on this land until 1960.
1866Architecture
=== Sharpsburg becomes Norwood ===
In 1866, the first tracks of the Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad were completed, connecting Loveland with Cincinnati.
1868Infrastructure
In 1868, two early developments were platted in the area north of the railroad.
1869History
In 1869, Sylvester H.
1870Infrastructure
In any case, the new name Norwood was popular enough that the Cincinnati Enquirer reported in 1870 that "the old town of Sharpsburg has been changed to Norwood" and the Sharpsbu...
1873Culture
By 1873, a second subdivision using the Norwood name, "The Heart of Norwood", was platted on 50-acres west of Montgomery Road at Maple and Elm Avenues.
1881Architecture
In 1881, the northern section of the Cincinnati, Lebanon and Northern opened, connecting Norwood with Lebanon.
1882Architecture
In 1882, the southern section opened, providing service from Norwood directly to the central downtown station.
1887Education
A small Central School schoolhouse was erected in 1887 to meet the education demands of the growing village.
1888Disaster
Norwood's first fire brigade was organized in South Norwood in January 1888.
1889Government
Norwood continued to expand the boundaries of the village in 1889 by annexing land bordering the original subdivisions.
1891Government
In 1891, Norwood Council annexed Elsmere as part of the village.
1892Architecture
In 1892, the citizens of Norwood voted for a public "water works" system to be built.
1894Architecture
In 1894, the Norwood Water Works was completed, which supplied Norwood with clean water for 65 years.
1895History
However, by 1895, the Norwood Mound was the only remaining mound in the vicinity of Cincinnati.
1897Education
Norwood's first high school was constructed alongside a nearly identical new elementary school building, with both opening in 1897.
1898Government
=== Early industry ===
In 1898, the Bullock Electric Manufacturing Company relocated to Norwood, becoming one of the village's first industrial plants, following McFarlan Lumber...
1900Architecture
In 1900, the Globe Wernicke Company constructed a new factory in Norwood for the manufacture of wooden bookcases.
1901Economy
In 1901, the United States Playing Card Company moved to new facilities in Norwood.
1902Government
=== City of Norwood ===
In 1902, the City of Cincinnati made the first of several attempts to annex Norwood.
1903Government
Norwood's first city election took place in 1903.
1905History
1905 was a significant year for public services in Norwood.
1907Architecture
Later that year, the Andrew Carnegie Foundation provided funds to begin construction of Norwood's first public library, which opened in 1907.
1908Architecture
In 1908, Greek immigrants, Thomas and Nicholas Aglamesis, opened an ice cream parlor on Montgomery Road in Norwood.
1909Government
In 1909, Norwood officials began openly discussing the possibility of annexing neighboring Kennedy Heights.
1912Economy
In 1912, the Sears, Roebuck & Company purchased the Standard Mill Company and changed the name to the Norwood Sash & Door Company.
1914Education
In 1914, a new high school was constructed.
1916Architecture
It opened in 1916, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
1917Education
The old Allison High School building to burnt down in 1917.
1919History
=== Industrial and infrastructure growth ===
According to a survey of historical records by the WPA, there were 47 factories in operation in Norwood by 1919.
1920Architecture
In 1920, construction started on the Cincinnati Subway in downtown Cincinnati.
1922Architecture
In 1922, General Motors purchased 50 acres (200,000 m2) of land to construct the 3,000,000 square feet (279,000 m2) Norwood Assembly automobile plant.
1923Economy
The Norwood Assembly Plant produced General Motors cars between 1923 and 1987.
1926Architecture
In 1926, the company built a bell tower atop the main factory building.
1928Architecture
As subway construction continued into the late-1920s, the city experienced economic hardships and eventually abandoned the project in 1928, leaving the partially finished subway...
1930Military
In 1930, the City of Norwood rezoned the city council from four to six wards, reflecting the increase in the city's population.
1933Architecture
=== Decline of the railway ===
In 1933, Norwood's last new passenger train station was constructed.
1937Disaster
When the Ohio River flood of 1937 halted the operation of the Cincinnati Water Works, Norwood came to the aid of Cincinnati by offering drinking water from its artesian wells.
1940History
In 1940, residents Carl H.
1943Government
== Sports and recreation ==
=== Norwood Recreation Commission ===
The Norwood Recreation Commission was established in 1943, by ordinance of the City Council.
1945Economy
The factory was operated by Sears in Norwood until 1945.
1948Government
In 1948, Norwood opened a municipal parking lot at the site of the future Surrey Square shopping center.
1949History
The trolley buses, which had replaced street cars in 1949, were replaced by gasoline and diesel powered buses.
1952Education
A new Williams Avenue elementary school and administration building were constructed in 1952 next to the existing 1917 school.
1955History
The Albers chain was a success and was later acquired by Colonial Stores in 1955.
1959Culture
Around 1959, the water table of Norwood's artesian wells dropped to a level that became too expensive to maintain and Norwood began buying water from Cincinnati.
1962Architecture
Ohio State Route 562, also known as the Norwood Lateral Expressway, was first completed between Interstate 75 and Reading Road in 1962.
1965History
The overhead wires used to power the trolley buses and the street cars were removed from Norwood streets in 1965.
1967Architecture
=== Surrey Square and decline of "The Pike" ===
Around 1967, Norwood's first strip mall, Norwood Plaza, opened.
1968Disaster
The Norwood location was destroyed by a fire in 1968.
1969History
In 1969, work began on the extension of the "Lateral" into Norwood proper and connection to the proposed Interstate 71.
1972History
In 1972, other businesses were demolished as an additional phase of the urban renewal plan.
1975Architecture
In 1975, Surrey Square Shopping Center opened in the heart of the original shopping district.
1977Architecture
The full Norwood Lateral extension was completed in 1977.
1978Government
The Norwood Historical Society was chartered on May 2, 1978.
1980History
The seminary educated dozens of future priests, bishops, and archbishops for the Catholic Church until it closed in 1980.
1985History
In 1985, Norwood natives Carl Lindner Jr.
1986Culture
=== GM closure ===
On November 6, 1986, General Motors announced that it would close the Norwood Assembly automobile plant as part of a $10 billion plan to reorganize the company.
1987Economy
The closure of the plant in 1987 nearly dealt a death blow to Norwood's economy.
1988History
Norwood's economic issues continued to worsen in 1988 when another long-time manufacturing business, R.
1989History
It would stay in print until 1989.
1990Architecture
In 1990, the first of these new projects, a shopping plaza called Grand Central Station, opened at the site of the old GM plant.
1993Architecture
The seminary was purchased in 1993 and renovated over the course of years and reopened as Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center and as a Marian Spiritual center in consonance with ...
2000Architecture
In 2000, Rookwood Commons shopping center opened immediately behind Rookwood Pavilion.
2002Military
Despite sporadic efforts to save what was remaining of "The Pike," the city allowed the demolition of several historic storefronts and buildings in 2002.
2004Military
In 2004, Norwood was forced by the State of Ohio to reduce the number of city council wards from 6 to 4, to reflect a decline in population.
2005History
The city approved the plan and Anderson began purchasing the neighborhood properties in 2005 through voluntary sales.
2006History
The three property owners fought Norwood's use of eminent domain, and the dispute eventually made national headlines in 2006 when it was brought before the Ohio Supreme Court in...
2007History
The second to last property was sold to the developer in 2007 for $650,000.
2008Economy
In September 2008, the final property owner agreed to sell his rental home to the developer for 1.25 million.
2009History
The per capita money income in past 12 months (2009 dollars) 2005–2009 was $21,367.
2010History
=== 2010 census ===
As of the census of 2010, there were 19,207 people, 8,320 households, and 4,190 families residing in the city.
2014Military
In 2014, after many years of legal battles and construction delays, Rookwood Exchange opened.
2016History
Census American Community Survey, for the period 2016-2020 the estimated median annual income for a household in the city was $48,703, and the median income for a family was $71...