Norwood topographic map

Name: Norwood topographic map, elevation, terrain.

Location: Norwood, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States of America (39.14482 -84.47367 39.17819 -84.43460)

Average elevation: 196 m

Minimum elevation: 161 m

Maximum elevation: 246 m

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 is the highest land elevation in the city and one of the highest in all of Hamilton County. 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.