Tag Archives: Worthington
Early Automobile ca. 1900
This automobile was built by Worthington’s Howard Lee Griswold (b. 1878) for the president of Columbus Railway, Power and Light Company in the early 1900’s. Howard is seated in the driver’s seat next to his wife, Cora (b. 1884, d. 1949). The invention of the automobile transformed American life. Henry Ford and his famous Model […]
Fourth of July Parade 1911-07-04, Worthington
Independence Day festivities in Worthington, Ohio included a parade, as reported in the Westerville Public Opinion (July 6, 1911). The march set out from Worthington’s town hall with “Comrade Aimer Andrus, marshal; Old Guard Drum and Fife Corps of Columbus; Old Guard Ex-Soldiers of Worthington and vicinity; Worthington Troop, Boy Scouts of America; Girls Club […]