Old Worthington in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Horace Wolcott

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 3, 2026

1. Horace Wolcott Marker

Inscription. B Sandisfield, Mass, May 8, 1769
D Worthington, July 28, 1883
during third term as commissioner of
Franklin County.
Member legislature.
Served in Indian Wars as captain.
Buried near Presbyterian Church.
Location lost in building new church.
Ancestry: Mayflower Compact Signers
Howland and John Tilley

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Government & Politics • Patriots & Patriotism • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical date for this entry is May 8, 1769.

Location. 40° 5.375′ N, 83° 1.132′ W. Memorial is in Worthington, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is in Old Worthington. It is at the intersection of North High Street and Village Green Drive North West, on the right when traveling south on North High Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 773 N High St, Columbus OH 43085, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Scioto Valley

and in the Columbus Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Founding of Worthington / Worthington, A Planned Community (within shouting distance of this marker); Demas Adams House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Bicentennial Oak (about 400 feet away); Eclectic Medical College (about 400 feet away); Veterans Fountain

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(about 500 feet away); Saint John's Church of Worthington and Parts Adjacent / Church and Graveyard (about 500 feet away); Their Perpetual Memorial (about 500 feet away); Worthington Historic District (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Worthington.

Worthington Presbyterian Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 3, 2026

2. Worthington Presbyterian Church

Credits. This page was last revised on April 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 9 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 26, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.