Tag Archives: Worthington
Outlay System Photograph ca. 1920, Worthington
This image shows Columbus contractor B. F. Patterson laying the sewer system in Worthington, Ohio ca. 1920. This view is looking north on High Street from the intersection of Dublin Granville Road. A sewer system for the Village was first proposed in Village Council in 1903, accompanied by a plan for a waterworks. Worthington, like […]
Plat Map, Worthington, Ohio, 1803
Worthington, Ohio was a planned community of the Scioto Company, a group of pioneers from Granby, CT who were among the first settlers on the Ohio frontier. This plat map was laid out ahead of the arrival of the Scioto Company in northern Franklin County in 1803. Historic downtown Worthington reflects this layout to date. […]
Bicentennial Wagon Train 2003-07-05, Worthington
One of the signature events of both the City of Worthington and the State of Ohio’s Bicentennial Celebrations in 2003 was the Wagon Train. The Bicentennial Wagon Train honored the state’s early settlers and recognized those whose courageous spirit led to the statehood of Ohio and the founding of the City of Worthington in 1803. […]
Griswold Inn, ca. 1910
The Griswold Inn ca. 1910 is shown in this picture. The inn, extant until 1964, was built in 1811 on the north-east Village Green by Worthington pioneer Ezra Griswold. Its location near the intersection of Granville Road (Rt. 161) and High Street (Rt. 23) made it a popular stopping place for travelers. The Inn featured […]
Storytime on the Village Green, 1940
Librarian Dorothy Grove Fouts of Worthington Public Library conducts a storytime for children on the Village Green in front of the James Kilbourne Memorial Library during the summer of 1940. Miss Fouts was the first trained librarian to work for Worthington Public Library. She joined the staff in 1937 as a cataloger and became director […]