Tag Archives: Worthington
Old Worthington Business District ca. 1895
The west side of High Street in Worthington’s downtown business district is shown in this postcard. Taken about 1895, the new interurban tracks and wires are visible in the middle of High Street. The horse was still the favored mode of transportation, as can be seen by the hitching posts with horses and buggies. Contributor: […]
St. John’s Episcopal Church of Worthington, ca. 1900
Construction of St. John’s Episcopal Church, located on the southwest quadrant of Worthington’s Village Green probably began in 1827; the first service was held in the church in 1831. The gifted brick mason and church trustee Arora Buttles, who was responsible for Worthington’s finest early brick buildings, almost certainly had a hand in the construction […]
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 […]