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Norwood High School (Ohio)
Norwood High School is a high school in Norwood, Ohio which has been rated Excellent by the Ohio Department of Education. It is the only high school in the Norwood City School District. The Drake Planetarium, located in the high school, is named after astronomer and astrophysicist Frank Drake and is linked to NASA. Norwood High School owns the 1936 state title for baseball. The interior of old Norwood High School, now Norwood Junior High School, was used to film several scenes appearing in the 1989 film ''An Innocent Man'', starring Tom Selleck. Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships *Baseball - 1936 * Cross country - Chad Kincaid (1995, individual) *Track and field - Mike Marksbury (1973, shot put), Chad Kincaid (1996, 3200 meters) Other awards *American football - Marc Edwards (1992 Ohio Mr. Football) Notable alumni *Carl Bouldin, baseball player *Marc Edwards, American football player * Vera-Ellen, actress *Diane Pfister, artist *Brian Pillman, professio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 19,207 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. Originally settled as an early suburb of Cincinnati in the wooded countryside north of the city, the area is characterized by older homes and tree-lined streets. History Early history 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 Earthworks (archaeology), 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 religi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
