Norwood in Charlevoix County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Norwood Township Hall

Registered Michigan Historic Site

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 26, 2016

1. Norwood Township Hall Marker

Inscription. Norwood was settled in 1866 when Orvis Wood, Lucius Pearl, and Orwin Adams built a dock and sawmill on the shore of Lake Michigan. The town thrived as a lumber shipping center with sawmills, a company store, and blacksmith shops. In 1884 the Norwood Township Board approved plans for the construction of the township hall. The building has served as the center of government activity to the present day.

Erected 1997 by Michigan Historical Center, Michigan Department of State. (Marker Number L1988.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1866.

Location. 45° 13.002′ N, 85° 22.887′ W. Marker is in Norwood, Michigan, in Charlevoix County. It is on Lake Street west of 4th Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 19759 Lake Street, Charlevoix MI 49720, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern Michigan Lower Peninsula,

in the Grand Traverse Bay Region,

and in one of the Lake

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Michigan Shore counties. It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Norwood School (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Essex (approx. 6.7 miles away); Charlevoix's World's Largest Cherry Pie (approx. 7.6 miles away); Grand Traverse Lighthouse (approx. 8.2 miles away); a different marker also named Grand Traverse Lighthouse (approx. 8.2 miles away); Michigan Beach Park (approx. 8.7 miles away); Big Rock Point Nuclear Power Plant Flag Pole (approx. 9 miles away); Battle of "Pine River" (approx. 9.1 miles away).

Also see . . . Norwood Township, Charlevoix, Michigan. (Submitted on September 24, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Norwood Township Hall and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 26, 2016

2. Norwood Township Hall and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 7, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 24, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 561 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 24, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.