Description: An image of the facade of St. John's Episcopal Church of Worthington in Worthington, Ohio. St. John's was founded in 1804 by a group of settlers from Connecticut, led by James Kilborne, an Episcopal Deacon and the founder of the community of Worthington. St. John's was the first Episcopal church west of the Alleghenies. The church building pictured was completed in 1831 and was built entirely by the congregation, using stone from a quarry near the Olentangy River for the exterior and native Ohio hardwoods for the interior. The first person to be buried in the cemetery behind the church was Captain Abner Pinny (in 1804), who served in the American Revolution. The church was remolded in 1927, a parish house was added in 1927, and an education building was added in 1962. The church and the cemetery are listed on the National Registrar of Historic Places. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07041
Subjects: Churches--Ohio; Olentangy River (Ohio); Ohio--Religion; Worthington (Ohio)
Places: Worthington (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Boys posed with ponies at Olentangy Park in Columbus, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07890
Subjects: Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture; Amusement parks--Ohio; Olentangy River (Ohio)
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Boy Riding Pony at Olentangy Park in Columbus, Ohio View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07891
Subjects: Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture; Amusement parks--Ohio; Olentangy River (Ohio)
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Picnic area with groups of people seated at tables and waiters standing by. Olentangy Park was opened in 1893 by Robert Turner. After being owned by the Columbus Street and Railroad Company, the Dussenbury brothers bought it and turned it into an amusement park. It was closed in 1939 when it was purchased by L. L. LeVeque. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07913
Subjects: Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture; Amusement parks--Ohio; Olentangy River (Ohio)
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Interior view of the ballroom at Olentangy Park, an amusement park that was located on North High Street in Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1910-1930. Also known as the Dance Pavilion, it was constructed in the early... View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07919
Subjects: Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture; Amusement parks--Ohio; Olentangy River (Ohio); Public parks--Ohio--Columbus
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Exterior view of the ballroom at Olentangy Park, an amusement park that was located on North High Street in Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1910-1930. Also known as the Dance Pavilion, it was constructed in the early 1880's. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07920
Subjects: Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture; Amusement parks--Ohio; Olentangy River (Ohio); Public parks--Ohio--Columbus
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Birds in a fowl cage in the Olentangy Park. The park was built in a wooded area on the banks of the Olentangy in the south-west corner of what is now Clintonville. Robert Turner established it in 1880 with a formal picnic ground and pool. grew over the years into an amusement park with many attractions and was in operation until 1938. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07921
Subjects: Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture; Amusement parks--Ohio; Olentangy River (Ohio); Public parks--Ohio--Columbus
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Attractions in Front of Ballroom View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07945
Subjects: Franklin County (Ohio); Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture; Amusement parks--Ohio; Olentangy River (Ohio); Public parks--Ohio--Columbus
Places: Columbus (Ohio)
 

Description: Exotic Plant near Flea Circus Building View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07946
Subjects: Franklin County (Ohio); Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture; Amusement parks--Ohio; Olentangy River (Ohio); Public parks--Ohio--Columbus
Places: Columbus (Ohio)
 

Description: Picture of the boat house at Olentangy Park. The boats used naphtha engines, a type of engine used to power small boats in the early 1900s. Olentangy Park was an amusement park that opened in 1893 by Robert M. Turner, originally called The Villa. It was bought in 1896 by the Columbus Street and Railroad Company, and then again by the Dusenbury brothers in 1899. The brothers constructed a theater, a merry-go-round, and other rides like Loop-the-Loop roller coaster. The property was sold again in 1926 to the Olentangy Amusement Company, then to Leo and Elmer Haenlein in 1929. At this point a zoo and a ballroom were added to the park. Olentangy Park closed in 1937 after being purchased by the L. L. Leveque Company. The Gooding Amusement Company bought the Ferris wheel, airplane ride, rifle range, and the carousel, which is now located at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. The park was located along the banks of the Olentangy River in Columbus, Ohio, on land which, as of 2014, was owned by the Olentangy Village Apartments. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07725
Subjects: Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture; Amusement parks; Olentangy River (Ohio); Boats
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing the North Broadway bridge across the Olentangy River in Clintonville, 1939. This image was included in a "Memory Book" compiled by Mrs. Mary Schafer, historian for the Clinton League (earlier called the Clinton Welfare League) from 1948-1953. The book shows the development of the Clintonville neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio, between 1938 and 1953, and records the history of the League. The Clinton League was a women's group founded in 1912 to promote child welfare and later general welfare in Columbus, but which was based in and primarily focused on the area of Clintonville. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P285_MB1_221
Subjects: Clintonville (Ohio); Clinton League; Women--Charities; Columbus (Ohio)--History; Olentangy River (Ohio);
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing the old boathouse at Olentangy Park. Olentangy Park was an amusement park which operated from the 1890s until 1938, located between North High Street and the Olentangy River in Columbus, Ohio. This image was included in a "Memory Book" compiled by Mrs. H. V. Cottrell, historian for the Clinton League (sometimes called the Clinton Welfare League) from 1938-1943. The book shows the development of the Clintonville neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio, between 1912 and 1938, and records the history of the League. The Clinton League was a women's group founded in 1912 to promote child welfare and later general welfare in Columbus, but which was based in and primarily focused on the area of Clintonville. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P285_MB1_052
Subjects: Clintonville (Ohio); Clinton League; Women--Charities; Olentangy River (Ohio); Amusement parks; Boats and boating;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)