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58-521: The Lindner family's rise to prominence began with Carl Lindner Sr. opening a dairy processing plant in Norwood , Ohio in 1940. The business, United Dairy Farmers , had expanded to thirty stores by 1960, and the family bought the American Financial Group with their savings. By the mid-1960s, Carl Sr.'s sons were running the family's businesses: Carl Jr. was running American Financial Group, Robert

116-456: A United States businessperson is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Norwood, Ohio Norwood is the third most populous city in Hamilton County, Ohio , United States, and an enclave of the larger city of Cincinnati . The population was 19,043 at the 2020 census . Originally settled as an early suburb of Cincinnati in the wooded countryside north of the city,

174-453: A hostile tribe of Native Americans encamped on the banks of the nearby Millcreek in what is now St. Bernard . Historians believe that a company of troops under the direction of General Wayne made their way through Norwood during this campaign and widened an old Native American trail, which followed the path of present-day Smith Road, Montgomery Road, and Carthage Avenue. In 1794, a pioneer named Peter Smith settled on Duck Creek in or near

232-640: A new factory in Norwood for the manufacture of wooden bookcases. In 1901, the United States Playing Card Company moved to new facilities in Norwood. In 1902, the City of Cincinnati made the first of several attempts to annex Norwood. The citizens of Norwood rejected the merger by a margin of 55 votes. Later that year, Norwood citizens voted to incorporate the village as a city, since their population of 6,480 made them eligible for incorporation. This issue

290-489: A popular Cincinnati institution to this day. The same year, the United States Playing Card Company opened a new factory in Norwood. The factory would eventually grow to over 600,000 square feet of operations and become the largest manufacturer of playing cards in the world. In 1909, Norwood officials began openly discussing the possibility of annexing neighboring Kennedy Heights . However, negotiations with Kennedy Heights officials eventually fell through and Kennedy Heights

348-426: A small military force in finishing the construction of Fort Washington. The population of the crude village, exclusive of the military, probably did not exceed one hundred and fifty. Three days after Gen. Harmar took up his quarters at Fort Washington, on January 1, 1790, Governor St. Clair was received with due ceremony by the troops and citizens of Losantiville. Fort Washington was distinguished by its large size: it

406-561: A spot, and the suggestion of the Bolles' to call it Norwood (an abbreviation of Northwood) met with endorsement, and so it was that the suburb was christened anew." However, the origin of the name Norwood is commonly disputed. It is also stated that Mrs. Bolles's name for the 1869 Norwood Heights subdivision was inspired by Henry Ward Beecher 's popular 1869 novel Norwood: or, Village Life in New England . Others have claimed Mrs. Bolles arrived at

464-533: A survey of historical records by the WPA , there were 47 factories in operation in Norwood by 1919. In 1920, construction started on the Cincinnati Subway in downtown Cincinnati. The original plan was for a 16-mile loop to connect downtown with Norwood. Several subway tunnels were completed in Norwood. As subway construction continued into the late-1920s, the city experienced economic hardships and eventually abandoned

522-480: A train station when the railway opened, but the possibility of passenger rail access to Cincinnati generated interest in developing a residential subdivision nearby. In 1868, two early developments were platted in the area north of the railroad. The first train station was established that same year. In 1869, Sylvester H. Parvin, Col. Philander P. Lane and Lemuel Bolles purchased the William Ferguson farm north of

580-603: Is now downtown Cincinnati , Ohio, near the Ohio River. The physical location of the fort was facing the mouth of the Licking River , above present day Fort Washington Way . The fort was named in honor of President George Washington . The fort was the major staging place and conduit for settlers, troops and supplies during the settlement of the Northwest Territory . In 1803, the fort was moved to Newport, Kentucky, across

638-631: Is the highest land elevation in the city. Archaeologists believe the mound was built at this site due to the high elevation and was used by the Adena for religious ceremonies and smoke signaling . Native American mounds are not uncommon in Ohio and several were located in Downtown Cincinnati at the time of arrival of the first white settlers. However, by 1895, the Norwood Mound was the only remaining mound in

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696-545: The Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy . In 1999, Carl Jr. bought controlling ownership in the Cincinnati Reds , which he held until selling to Robert Castellini in 2005. In 2015, Carl III became majority owner and chief executive owner of the newly formed soccer club FC Cincinnati . This article about an Ohioan is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about

754-556: The Miami Indians , whose principal city was Kekionga (modern-day Fort Wayne, Indiana ). On October 22, 1790, Gen. Harmar's army was ambushed and massacred by Indians led by Chief Little Turtle . The Indians of the Northwest Territory were in open revolt aided by the British . Indian raids came close to Cincinnati, despite the presence of the nearby Fort Washington. In the spring of 1793, Major General Anthony Wayne moved his forces from

812-431: The 3,000,000 square feet (279,000 m ) Norwood Assembly automobile plant. This property was previously a large community park known as Norwood Park. The Norwood Assembly Plant produced General Motors cars between 1923 and 1987. The GM plant became the dominant employer in Norwood, with nearly 9,000 workers during its peak in the 1970s. It also contributed approximately 35% of the City of Norwood's tax base. To promote

870-472: The County Commissioners of Hamilton County. The signers of the petition were almost the entire male adult population of a total census of 1,000. Three months later, the first municipal elections were held and Dr. John C. Weyer was elected the village's first mayor. Norwood continued to expand the boundaries of the village in 1889 by annexing land bordering the original subdivisions. The same year, work

928-573: The Indians at the Battle of Fallen Timbers the same year signaled the end of the Northwest Indian War which enabled pioneers to begin settling former hostile lands such as the future Norwood. In 1795, another road was built along the present-day path of Montgomery Road , connecting Cincinnati with Montgomery, Ohio and beyond. Montgomery Road was known as the "State Road" and Smith Road/Carthage Avenue

986-538: The Lebanon Narrow-gauge Railway Company (later known as the Cincinnati, Lebanon and Northern Railway ) to discuss building a passenger railroad between Norwood and downtown Cincinnati. The property owners offered their land to the railroad for use as free right-of-way. The railroad agreed and began to lay tracks from the northeast to southwest through Norwood and Avondale in the late-1870s. Around

1044-478: The Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad tracks and platted an eighty-one-acre subdivision they called Norwood Heights. This was the first recorded use of the name Norwood in the area. It is commonly believed that the person who came up with the name was Sarah Bolles, wife of Lemuel Bolles. In the 1894 book, Norwood, Her Homes and Her People , it was stated that the name "Sharpsburg" was "not considered pretty enough for such

1102-524: The National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The old Allison High School building to burnt down in 1917. The building was later rebuilt. The same year, a new school was also constructed to replace the original 1892 Williams Avenue school. More than 3,000 fans attended the season opener of the 1916 World Champion Norwood baseball team at Norwood Park. Norwood Park was also used during this era for other community entertainment events. According to

1160-463: The Symmes Purchase area, including Losantiville, Columbia and Northbend. Gen. Arthur St. Clair was appointed governor of the Northwest Territory by vote of Congress on October 5, 1787. When Governor St. Clair arrived at Losantiville [Cincinnati] the settlement consisted of two small hewed log houses and several cabins. Maj. John Doughty , under orders from Gen. Josiah Harmar , was engaged with

1218-683: The United States Congress established the Northwest Territory , and John Cleves Symmes , Congressman from New Jersey, purchased 311,682 acres (126,133 ha) of the territory (the Symmes Purchase ), within which the future Norwood is located. One year later, the first permanent settlement on the banks of the Ohio River in what would later become Cincinnati was established. In 1793, General "Mad Anthony" Wayne led several companies of troops from Fort Washington in Cincinnati to advance against

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1276-551: The area is characterized by older homes and tree-lined streets. The earliest humans in the area now known as Norwood are believed to have been Pre-Columbian era people of the Adena culture . Norwood Mound , a prehistoric earthwork mound built by the Adena, is located in Norwood and listed on the National Register of Historic Places . The Adena constructed the mound at the location of Norwood's present-day Water Tower Park, which

1334-473: The current location of Norwood. It is believed he is one of the earliest Norwood settlers, if not the first. Soon after, a road was built connecting the early settlement of Columbia on the Ohio River near the Little Miami River with the settlement of Carthage , just north of Cincinnati. This road cut through Norwood along the old Indian Path widened by General Wayne's troops. Anthony Wayne's victory over

1392-421: The development of several new subdivisions and municipal improvements throughout the village. The Cincinnati, Lebanon and Northern railroad influenced to the construction of the subdivisions. The first Norwood Town Hall was constructed in 1882. The hall was constructed at the demand of local residents who wanted a village center for community functions. The Norwood Town Hall Association was instrumental in leading

1450-435: The effort to incorporate Norwood as a village in later years. A small Central School schoolhouse was erected in 1887 to meet the education demands of the growing village. A one-room school house for Columbia Township had existed at this location possibly as early as 1828. Just one year after construction, the 1887 school house was expanded, as the number of students enrolled had already doubled. Norwood's first fire brigade

1508-450: The grocery industry by embracing many innovations such as shopping carts, fluorescent lighting, and individual pricing on all items. The Albers chain was a success and was later acquired by Colonial Stores in 1955. The Norwood location was destroyed by a fire in 1968. Fort Washington (Cincinnati, Ohio) Fort Washington was a fortified stockade with blockhouses built by order of Gen. Josiah Harmar starting in summer 1789 in what

1566-550: The increase in the city's population. The six wards were rezoned back to four after the population declined in the 2000s. In 1933, Norwood's last new passenger train station was constructed. This station was opened to complement the new Cincinnati Union Terminal station downtown. The station was later closed and the renovated building is now used as a social hall. The same year, the Cincinnati, Lebanon & Northern Railroad stopped providing passenger service. Rail travel in America

1624-830: The larger Newport Barracks established to house the Kentucky Militia. It was opened just across the Ohio River in Newport, Kentucky . James Taylor Jr. , an influential resident of Newport, Kentucky , had lobbied his cousin James Madison to place the post in Newport. On February 28, 1806, Congress directed the Secretary of the Treasury to cause the site of the abandoned fort to be surveyed and laid off into lots, streets and avenues conforming to

1682-536: The name by combining "North Woods", in reference to Norwood being a wooded area north of Cincinnati. 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 Sharpsburg post office was officially renamed Norwood the same year. By 1873, a second subdivision using the Norwood name, "The Heart of Norwood",

1740-624: The next half century, the coach stop along the road between Cincinnati and Columbus remained small. In 1866, the first tracks of the Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad were completed, connecting Loveland with Cincinnati. The tracks ran from east to west through Sharpsburg and still exist in the same location today, parallel to the Norwood Lateral Expressway and passing under the Montgomery Road overpass. The village did not initially have

1798-495: The passenger railroad proved to be the catalyst for rapid population growth in Norwood, as Cincinnatians could now work downtown and commute to their homes in the suburbs. Travel time between Norwood and downtown was less than 20 minutes. Within a few years after the opening of the Cincinnati, Lebanon and Northern, five train stations were constructed in Norwood along the route. These were Idlewild, Ivanhoe, Hopkins, Norwood Park, and East Norwood. The 1880s in Norwood were marked by

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1856-512: The plan of the city, and to sell the lots to the highest bidders at a sale at the Cincinnati Land Office. The survey, certified July 8, 1807, shows the fort's boundaries to be Fourth Street to the north, Ludlow Street to the east, the Ohio River to the south, and Broadway to the west. In October 1952, excavators discovered the remnants of Fort Washington's gunpowder magazine under the northeast corner of Broadway and Third streets, at

1914-431: The popularity of the card game, bridge , the United States Playing Card Company established a radio station in 1922 at their factory with the call letters WSAI . Bridge experts played the game on the air and provided instruction to listeners. In 1926, the company built a bell tower atop the main factory building. The sounds of the bells were frequently broadcast on the station. The company operated WSAI in Norwood until it

1972-438: The project in 1928, leaving the partially finished subway abandoned. During the early-20th century, Norwood generated its own electricity at a municipal electric facility. In 1920, Norwood sold the facility and electrical distribution system to Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company , allowing CG&E to provide electrical services to the city. In 1922, General Motors purchased 50 acres (200,000 m ) of land to construct

2030-545: The river and became the Newport Barracks . In 1806, the site of the abandoned fort was divided into lots and sold. When Judge John Cleves Symmes contracted with the Continental Congress to purchase 1,000,000 acres in southwestern Ohio known as the Symmes Purchase in 1788, it reserved 15 acres to the federal government for a fort. In summer 1789, Fort Washington was built to protect early settlements located in

2088-481: The same time, construction was started on another railroad, the Cincinnati and Eastern Railway , which was built west to east along the present-day border of Norwood and Evanston . The tracks continued along Wasson Road in Hyde Park , connecting Norwood with Cincinnati's eastern suburbs and ultimately Portsmouth, Ohio . This line merged with the Cincinnati, Lebanon and Northern line southwest of Norwood at Idlewild, which

2146-532: The site at which Western & Southern Life Insurance Company 's parking garage was to be constructed. Researchers with the Historical and Philosophical Society of Ohio first visited the site on October 13, 1952. The fort's name is retained in Fort Washington Way , a section of Interstate 71 and U.S. Route 50 that runs through downtown Cincinnati and passes just in front of the former fort. The highway

2204-533: The student population eventually outgrew the first high school. In 1914, a new high school was constructed. The original high school on Allison Street was converted into an elementary school. Norwood's current city hall, the Norwood Municipal Building , was designed by John Scudder Adkins , who was also the architect for the Norwood Public Library building. It opened in 1916, and was added to

2262-412: The training center at Legionville , PA, down the Ohio River by barge to a camp outside Fort Washington that was called Hobson's Choice . In the fall, Wayne departed Fort Washington and moved his army northward, past Fort Jefferson , to build Fort Greene Ville. By 1802, Fort Washington had fallen into disuse and disrepair, and was manned by only half a company (about 35 men). In 1803 it was replaced by

2320-549: The vicinity of Cincinnati." The mound has never been excavated, but it is reported that many artifacts found in the area by early Norwood settlers in the 1800s made up the original nucleus of the Native American Art Collection of the Cincinnati Art Museum . In the early-20th century, Norwood High School named their sports team mascot the Indians in honor of this local Native American heritage. In 1787,

2378-546: Was a privately owned turnpike, requiring users pay a toll to use the road. This private ownership became a sore spot for local residents who desired public streetcar transportation. With the help of the County Commissioners of Hamilton County and the State of Ohio, Norwood was able to purchase the road for public use and construction was started on an electric railway. In mid-1891, the Norwood Electric Railway streetcar line

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2436-519: Was completed between Norwood and Walnut Hills, with the route extending to a turnaround at the Mount Adams Incline . Increasing school enrollment resulted in the construction of two new school buildings in 1891. Williams School (later Williams Avenue Elementary) was opened in on Williams Avenue and Marion School (later North Norwood School) was opened on Marion Avenue. Both buildings were later replaced with newer structures. Clean drinking water

2494-624: Was completed in 1923. The seminary educated dozens of future priests, bishops, and archbishops for the Catholic Church until it closed in 1980. 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 the Roman Catholic Church. In 1930, the City of Norwood rezoned the city council from four to six wards, reflecting

2552-630: Was constructed alongside a nearly identical new elementary school building, with both opening in 1897. In 1898, the Bullock Electric Manufacturing Company relocated to Norwood, becoming one of the village's first industrial plants, following McFarlan Lumber Company and the Cincinnati Brick Company. The plant was eventually acquired by German company, Siemens . In 1900, the Globe Wernicke Company constructed

2610-511: Was constructed in the Norwood Heights subdivision. Norwood still remained largely farmland and orchards throughout the 1870s. Although the Marietta and Cincinnati railroad provided transportation to Cincinnati, it was via an inconvenient circuitous route which followed the Millcreek several miles out of the way to the west. In 1875, several prominent local property owners in Norwood approached

2668-549: Was decided by the same margin of 55 votes. Norwood's first city election took place in 1903. The newly elected officials repurposed the old Village Hall as the first City Hall of the City of Norwood. 1905 was a significant year for public services in Norwood. On July 1, the city established both its fire and police departments. Later that year, the Andrew Carnegie Foundation provided funds to begin construction of Norwood's first public library, which opened in 1907. It

2726-517: Was known as the "County Road." In 1809, a settler named Samuel D. Bowman purchased land near the crossing of the State Road and the County Road, where he established a tavern and coach stop for travelers. He was soon joined by John Sharp, who built a cabin and country store at the opposite side of the intersection. The community of half a dozen houses soon became known as "Sharpsburg", after Sharp. For

2784-706: Was larger than a modern city block and designed to house up to 1500 men. Gen. Josiah Harmar described it as "one of the most solid substantial wooden fortresses. . .of any in the Western Territory." The stockade's walls were two stories high with blockhouses located at each corner. The fort was used as a staging point and to supply all the northern forts. It played a key supporting role in three Indian campaigns: Harmar's Campaign 1790, St. Clair's Campaign 1791, and Gen. "Mad" Anthony Wayne's campaign in 1793-94. In 1790, Harmar used Fort Washington to launch an expedition against Native Americans in northwest Ohio, especially

2842-572: Was later annexed by the City of Cincinnati. In 1912, the Sears, Roebuck & Company purchased the Standard Mill Company and changed the name to the Norwood Sash & Door Company. This factory became the primary manufacturer of Sears’ prefabricated Catalog Homes . The factory was operated by Sears in Norwood until 1945. Enrollment at Norwood High School continued to grow at a rapid pace and

2900-460: Was on the decline at this point due to the growing usage of the automobile. Albers Supermarket, the first supermarket in Ohio and the first grocery store in the world to call itself a supermarket, was opened in 1933 by William H. Albers on Montgomery Road in Norwood at the site of today's Surrey Square shopping center. Albers, the former president of the Kroger Company , went on to revolutionize

2958-612: Was one of the most important issues facing Norwood in its early days. Residents had to rely on private wells, cisterns or streams for their water. In 1892, the citizens of Norwood voted for a public "water works" system to be built. In 1894, the Norwood Water Works was completed, which supplied Norwood with clean water for 65 years. In March 1894, Norwood's first newspaper, the Norwood Enterprise, began publication. It would stay in print until 1989. Norwood's first high school

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3016-651: Was organized in South Norwood in January 1888. As the village continued to grow, the leaders of the Town Hall Association knew the only way to sustain continued civic improvements was to incorporate as a village. One of the main incentives for incorporation was to provide public street lighting. The leaders started proceedings in early-1888 and on May 14, 1888, the Village of Norwood was formally incorporated by approval of

3074-418: Was platted on 50-acres west of Montgomery Road at Maple and Elm Avenues. It was later referred to as "Old Norwood" after newer subdivisions using the name Norwood were built. Despite the initial interest in Norwood generated by the arrival of the Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad , the new subdivisions were premature and failed to immediately take off. Only one home, located on the hill east of Norwood Mound ,

3132-536: Was running United Dairy Farmers, and Richard was running the Thriftway Food Drug grocery chain, which later joined with Winn-Dixie . In 1975, Cincinnati-based American Financial Group, one of billionaire Carl Lindner, Jr.'s companies, bought into United Fruit Company . In August 1984, Lindner took control of the company and renamed it Chiquita Brands International . In 1989, the Lindner family founded and funded

3190-476: Was sold to Crosley Broadcasting Corporation in 1928. In an effort to improve Duck Creek Road, Norwood encased the Duck Creek waterway in a concrete aqueduct in 1923. The creek bed was filled in and all bridges spanning the waterway were removed. Most of Duck Creek road was later eliminated with the construction of Interstate 71 in the late-1960s. Construction of the massive $ 1,000,000 Mt. Saint Mary's Seminary

3248-421: Was started on a new subdivision called Elsmere. In 1891, Norwood Council annexed Elsmere as part of the village. These two annexations were the first of thirteen conducted by Norwood between 1889 and 1981. Around the time of Norwood's incorporation, local leaders began pushing for an electric streetcar route on Montgomery Road to connect Norwood with downtown. Until this time, Montgomery Road (known as "The Pike")

3306-450: Was the name for the area near the present day campus of Xavier University . In 1881, the northern section of the Cincinnati, Lebanon and Northern opened, connecting Norwood with Lebanon . In 1882, the southern section opened, providing service from Norwood directly to the central downtown station. Later in the year, the Cincinnati and Eastern Railway opened, providing passenger service from Norwood to Hyde Park and beyond. The arrival of

3364-557: Was the second Carnegie Library to open in the Cincinnati area. The City of Norwood transferred the property to the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County and it became a branch of that organization. In 1908, Greek immigrants, Thomas and Nicholas Aglamesis, opened an ice cream parlor on Montgomery Road in Norwood. Five years later, they added a second store in neighboring Oakley . The Norwood store eventually closed, but their Oakley location, known as Aglamesis Bro's , remains

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