Water Tower Park

Norwood's Water Tower Park sits upon the area that was developed as Norwood Heights in 1869. This was the first use of the name "Norwood" in the region, and quickly came to replace the old name of the community to the immediate south, Sharpsburg. The park contains an ancient native American mound, two water towers, picnic area and tennis courts that have seen better days. Nestled between a hillside to the south and residences in the other directions, the park is accessed via a narrow roadway off Indian Mound Avenue. The one-way road circles the mound. Be courteous when visiting, since the adjacent properties, also accessed by the road, are private and not part of the park.

The photos: left - Water Tower Park sign; above - the south side of the two water towers (retouched to remove graffiti), the tower on the right was built in 1894 as part of the new village's water system.

		Norwood's Water Tower Park sits upon the area that was developed as Norwood Heights in 1869. This was the first use of the name "Norwood" in the region, and quickly came to replace the old name of the community to the immediate south, Sharpsburg. The park contains an ancient native American mound, two water towers, picnic area and tennis courts that have seen better days. Nestled between a hillside to the south and residences in the other directions, the park is accessed via a narrow roadway off Indian Mound Avenue. The one-way road circles the mound. Be courteous when visiting, since the adjacent properties, also accessed by the road, are private and not part of the park. The photos: left - Water Tower Park sign; above - the south side of the two water towers (retouched to remove graffiti), the tower on the right was built in 1894 as part of the new village's water system.
Two photos of the mound and the roadway around it. The *NORWOOD MOUND* was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 2, 1974.


A zoomed-in s.s.w. view from the top of the mound with some Norwood homes peeking through the trees and an Oakley commercial building in the distance. Note: this would have been near the site of the old race track.

The remains of the tennis courts, west of the water towers.