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An Historical Sketch of Worthington, 1803-1953 is text, with genre pamphlet. Its dimensions are 9 in. x 6 in.. It is 22 pages long.
It was created in 1953.
Worthington Sesquicentennial Committee is the Creator. Worthington Libraries is the Contributor.
This brochure contains historical information about the various institutions in the city of Worthington. Published for Worthington's Sesquicentennial in 1953, it contains descriptions of buildings no longer extant, such as the Griswold Inn and the Worthington Female Seminary. It also mentions basic facts about the founding of the city, education, and the Worthington Library. Also contained in the brochure are celebration events, such as a re-enactment pageant, and various tours of the old buildings. Contributors to the brochure, and members of the committee are listed at the back, as well as pictures of the various buildings throughout.
The Sesquicentennial celebration involved the entire community. The pageant was written by Frank Corbin, with actors from the town. The city was still a small, rural community, just begining to absorbed as a suburb of Columbus.
It covers the topic centennial celebrations.
It covers the city Worthington.
You can find the original at Worthington Libraries.
This file was reformatted digital in the format video/jpeg2000.
The Worthington Memory identification code is wpl0017_001.
This metadata record was human prepared by Worthington Libraries on July 22, 2002. It was last updated October 6, 2017.