 Norwood was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 14, 1905, from portions of Harrington Township.The territory comprising Norwood was originally settled about 1686 by a dozen or more families mostly from the Dutch Republic, who purchased the land under the Tappan Patent.About that time a grant was also given by Philip Carteret, Governor of the Province of East Jersey, during the reign of King Charles II of England.