Worthington, OH

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Happy 206th Birthday to St. John Episcopal Church in Worthington Ohio.

Somewhere I have a picture of the historical marker at St. John Episcopal Church in Worthington Ohio.... found it! In Worthington and Parts Adjacent the historical marker pictured says:

"On February 6, 1804, the Articles of Agreement establishing St. John's Church of Worthington were executed"

Articles of Agreement executed is the same thing as a birthday? Isn't it? The historical marker goes on about that the church was planned in New England. St. John Church was the first Episcopal Church in the Northwest Territory.

Ohio Channel about the historical marker with a picture of it you can read.

This photo was taken last March. Spring.... it is going to be spring soon!

If I took a photo of St. John Episcopal Church today it would be a beautiful snowy "New England" scene. I heard on the news last night 7" of snow but it snowed more overnight. I was out already this morning... but not in Old Worthington. Maybe later today I will run over and take a photo of the church on it's 206th Birthday. The church is right on the Worthington Village Green. St. John Episcopal's address is 700 High St. Worthington OH 43085

I believe the birthday is for the church, not the building... but I'd be taking a photo of the building of course.

Happy Birthday to St. John Episcopal Church in Worthington Ohio

More about Worthington Ohio

Worthington Ohio this day in history

Worthington a New England village in Central Ohio

Old Worthington News

Worthington Ohio 1936 -1937

An abstract photo of a boy and his dog from the 1930s in Worthington Ohio is one of my favorites on Flickr. It's another photo from Don O'Brien who shares photos on Flickr from his life growing up near Worthington in the 1930s and 1940s. O'Briens shadow is there on the frozen Olentangy River, along with the reflection of Wilson Bridge. In the description of the shot he says: "Chink, the best dog I've ever known, crossing the Olentangy on ice during the winter of 1936-37"

When I drive across the bridge over the Olentangy river on Wilson Bridge Road I don't think of the present day bridge being "Wilson Bridge." I think of it being a bridge on Wilson Bridge Road. The bridge was relocated I believe.

In fact on Worthington Memory (Worthington Historical Society) they have another one of O'Briens photos of the bridge from the 1930s and he says there "This iron bridge replaced the wooden covered bridge over the Olentangy River at Wilson Bridge Road, which was washed away in 1911. The iron bridge was demolished during the construction of I-270 in the late 1960s."

Worthington Memory has photos of earlier versions of the covered bridge and says "The plot of land on the north side of Wilson Bridge Road was owned by William S. Wilson in 1910.

My favorite photo of Wilson Bridge is the reflection of the bridge with O'Brien on it as he looks down at Chink, his dog.

Worthington Ohio history in photos

Old Worthington really

The Kroger Grocery Store in Worthington Old Worthington, High Street in 1939

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Image credit and license http://www.flickr.com/photos/dok1/ / CC BY 2.0

Worthington Schools a bus on W. Wilson Bridge Rd. Don O'Brien (Dok1 on Flickr) calls his photo "School Bus on Snow-covered Road (1938)"

Mr. O'Brien who grew up in the Worthington area says "I don't recall our school having any "snow days". The bus is a 1937 Dodge that replaced the 1929 Ford."

Wilson Bridge Road was north of Worthington in the 1930's. It was an unincorporated area in Sharon Township in the 1930s and after. On another Worthington photo with a bus on Flickr, Don O'Brien says the Methodist Childrens Home was in the country north of Worthington. Worthington did not grow much from 1803 to ??? the 1950s?

130 W. Wilson Bridge Rd. - Map today.

There is a discussion and another photo on the Flickr photo showing what is at 130 W. Wilson Bridge today.

More Old Worthington - not real old but older...

When Worthington's W. Wilson Bridge Rd. moved

W. Wilson Bridge Road - Worthington history

Worthington Schools

Worthington History - Slate Hill Schools - this was Sharon Township schools

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Image Credit: Don O'Brien shared this photo with a Creative Commons license. Visit his Flickr Photostream for lots of wonderful Worthington images http://www.flickr.com/photos/dok1/ / CC BY 2.0

Worthington Estates Homes for Sale c. 1965

The Ryan Homes ad is in a Worthington Chamber of Commerce Publication from 1964 or 1965.

Worthington resident George Campbell shared the Worthington Area Chamber of Commerce Inc. brochure with the old Ryan Homes ad on Flickr. I am disappointed the Ryan Homes ad from 1965 does not say Worthington Estates in the copy. There are other ads in the Chamber of Commerce brochure ads that say Worthington Estates and Worthingway. Other builders have advertisements in the Worthington Area Chamber of Commerce publication and talk about the new developments.

Worthington Estates Homes for Sale c. 1965

The Ryan Homes ad copy sure is funny though.

"...Ryan "spacecraft" - the art of putting interior space where it counts highest."

According to an original owner on Caren Ave. the house at 198 Caren Ave (now on the market, listed with an agent in my office) was the Ryan Homes model in 1965.

More about Worthington Estates

Worthington Estates

Worthington Estates Elementary School

Worthington when Wilson Bridge Road was moved - a photo of the 23, 270 interchange from 1967

Worthington Estates Open House (last Sunday)

More Worthington real estate market news today:

Worthington Ohio homes for sale - Inventory of homes for sale

Worthington Ohio home sales - Homes for sale vs. homes sold

Worthington Ohio home prices - Average home prices