Historical Markers and War Memorials in Worthington, Ohio

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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Worthington, Ohio

1 ► Ohio, Franklin County, Worthington, Old Worthington — 81-25 — Brigadier General Roswell Sabin Ripley, CSA — Reported permanently removed

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

2 ► Ohio, Franklin County, Worthington, Old Worthington — Eclectic Medical College — Worthington College —

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

3 ► Ohio, Franklin County, Worthington, Old Worthington — James Kilbourne / Worthington Hotel —

James Kilbourne 1770 - 1850 Founder of Worthington, 1803 Surveyor, Deacon, Innkeeper, Publisher, Mayor, Legislator, Militiaman, Manufacturer, Educator and Explorer. Married Lucy Fitch, then Cynthia Goodale Barnes. Fathered . . . — — Map (db m12690) HM

4 ► Ohio, Franklin County, Worthington, Old Worthington — 44-25 — Orange Johnson House —

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

5 ► Ohio, Franklin County, Worthington, Old Worthington — 54-25 — Saint John's Church of Worthington and Parts Adjacent / Church and Graveyard —

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

6 ► Ohio, Franklin County, Worthington, Old Worthington — The Bicentennial Oak —

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

7 ► Ohio, Franklin County, Worthington, Old Worthington — 39-25 — The Founding of Worthington / Worthington, A Planned Community —

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

8 ► Ohio, Franklin County, Worthington, Old Worthington — Veterans Fountain —

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

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9 ► Ohio, Franklin County, Worthington, Old Worthington — 116- 25 — Worthington Historic District —

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 . . . — — Map (db m94240) HM

10 ► Ohio, Franklin County, Worthington, Old Worthington — 8-25 — Worthington Masonic Museum —

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

11 ► Ohio, Franklin County, Worthington, Olentangy Highlands — 36-25 — Jeffers Mound —

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

12 ► Ohio, Franklin County, Worthington, Olentangy Highlands — Mary Armstrong —

In Honor of Mary Armstrong Founder Worthington Historical Society 1955 Longtime resident of Plesenton Drive — — Map (db m12758) HM

13 ► Ohio, Franklin County, Worthington, Sunnyview — 121- 25 — Harding Hospital Campus —

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

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