Norwood School - Michigan Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

Norwood School District No 1 was organized in 1867, one year before Orwin and Eliza P. Adams and Ovis D. Wood platted this village. Thirty five children attended lessons in a log building. In 1869 a frame schoolhouse was built on land donated by the Adams family. The schoolhouse burned down on March 26, 1890, and was replaced that summer with this building. Students were caught using a group recitation format until 1918, when eight grades were established in accordance with state education reforms.

From 1867 until 1957, Norwood School enrolled between twenty and seventy students each year. In 1957 when there were only twelve students, residents voted (eighteen to fourteen) to annex the Norwood School District to the Charlevoix School District. Northwood Methodist Church then bought the school building for use as a fellowship hall. In 2004 the Norwood Area Historical Society purchased and renovated the school-house for use as a museum, community meeting hall, and society headquarters.

Parking nearby?: yes Registered Site #: ls 2301 Historical Date: Not listed Historical Name: Not listed Description: Not listed D/T ratings: Not listed website: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
Take a photo of your GPS at the marker. We'd prefer a photo of you with your GPS, but we realize that sometimes that's just not possible or preferable. Also include a bit about your visit to the marker.

NEW: Instructions for logging Missing Marker Visits.

If the Marker is missing, but still listed here, you must provide a photo of you at the actual item historically honored. (This should be the waymark's "default" image). Indicate in your log that you took your photo at the Historical Location instead of the marker, because the marker was missing. Please also still include a bit about your visit to the site.

Recent Visits/Logs:

Date Logged Log User Rating   09/30/2018 Historic Markers visited it