Joe Langdon platted a subdivision, "The J. G. Langdon Addition to Sharpsburg," on the east side of the intersection of the old state and county roads (Montgomery Road and Carthage Avenue/Smith Road) in the area commonly called Sharpsburg.
    Today, that subdivision would be the land immediately south of Highland Avenue, east of Montgomery Road, west of Wesley Avenue, and north of the railroad tracks. The southern part of it was taken by the Norwood Lateral. The original streets have changed somewhat, especially the east-west main street. Back then it was Cross Street, which was perpendicular to Montgomery Road. Later, the street was replaced by an extension of Norwood Avenue from Wesley Avenue to Montgomery Road.
    Not too long after Langdon platted his subdivision, the Norwood Heights Subdivision, from which Norwood got its name, was organized. Soon, the old Sharpsburg name was replaced by Norwood. From the description in this transfer, it appears that Langdon may have been trying to use his name as the replacement for Sharpsburg, in competition with that of Norwood.