This oak tree has been planted by the people of Worthington to commemorate the signing of the Declaration of Independence and to reaffirm its principles
July 4, 1976 — — Map (db m12695) HM
Roswell S. Ripley was born in Worthington on March 14, 1823 and graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1843. Serving with the U.S. Artillery from 1846 to 1848 during the Mexican-American War, Ripley was promoted twice for . . . — — Map (db m2050) HM
Near this site was established
in December 1830
as a part of Worthington College
The first
Eclectic Medical College
in the Middle West.
This tablet commemorates
the faculty and students of the college
who by reason of their . . . — — Map (db m95133) HM
The Founding of Worthington
The Scioto Company, led by James Kilbourn (Kilbourne) of Granby and Berlin, Connecticut, founded Worthington in 1803, the year that Ohio became a state. The Scioto Company was organized as a land company in 1802 with . . . — — Map (db m12688) HM
The Harding Hospital, initially called the Columbus Rural Rest Home, was founded in 1916 by Dr.George T. Harding II, MD (1878-1934) and his associates, many of whom shared his commitment to service and his Seventh-Day Adventist Christian faith. The . . . — — Map (db m106121) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m298363) HM WM
Archaeologists believe that this prehistoric mound, part of a complex of earthworks, was used for rituals by the Hopewell people and was probably built between 100 BC and 400 AD. Note the painted post tops marking the Hopewell pole house footprint. . . . — — Map (db m168823) HM
The original pioneer structure of this house was built by Arora Buttles in 1811. It was purchased by Orange and Achsa Johnson in 1816. Orange Johnson came from Connecticut as a comb maker; he became a farmer, landowner, turnpike commissioner, . . . — — Map (db m12648) HM
St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church Bethel A.M.E. Church was the first African American church in Worthington. Black residents joined Worthington’s established churches as early as 1847 or worshipped together in their homes. Peter . . . — — Map (db m247588) HM
Saint John's Church of Worthington and Parts Adjacent. In October of 1803, members of The Scioto Company, led by James Kilbourne, came from Connecticut and founded Worthington. On February 6, 1804, the Articles of Agreement establishing St. . . . — — Map (db m12650) HM
Let us bow our heads in silent prayer remembering those who made the ultimate sacrifice, that we might live in peace. To us is passed the sacred trust that their going was not in vain. Our heritage of liberty, justice and freedom will forever be . . . — — Map (db m298362) WM
The people of Worthington dedicate this memorial to those here named who entered the Armed Services from this community in time of war and died in service to our country.
Their names are etched in our hearts.
Our freedom is their gift. . . . — — Map (db m12720) WM
Side A Worthington was founded in 1803 by the Scioto
Company, settlers from Connecticut, and named
after Thomas Worthington, a major proponent
of Ohio statehood. The original plat included a
3 ½ acre village green bounded on the east . . . — — Map (db m94240) HM
Worthington was the center of Masonry for the central Ohio area in the early years of the nineteenth century. New England Lodge, with its original charter from the Grand Lodge of Connecticut dated 1803, is the oldest lodge in continuous existence in . . . — — Map (db m2049) HM
