Description: Sketch of the Worthington Female Seminary in 1846. The seminary was run by the Ohio Methodist Conference and was located in downtown Worthington, Ohio. In the 1850s, more women chose to go to the new Ohio Wesleyan Female College in Delaware and the seminary was closed. In the 1870s, it became a "Normal School" that trained teachers, as Ohio realized the need to have better trained teachers in the state. This image is from "Historical Collections of Ohio" by Henry Howe, 1952. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04060
Subjects: Women--Education - Ohio; Worthington (Ohio); Education, Higher--Ohio--History; Teachers--Training of
Places: Worthington (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of Thomas Worthington's portrait, painted while he was governor of Ohio, that hangs in the Ohio Statehouse. He served as one of the first U.S. Senators from Ohio, from 1803 to 1807 and from 1811 to 1814. From 1814 through 1818, Worthington served two two-year terms as governor of Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02715
Subjects: Ohio--Capital and capitol; Ohio History--Settlement and Early Statehood; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Governors--Ohio; Worthington, Thomas, 1773-1827
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of Thomas Worthington, Jr. on the cover of his "Ballads of the Rebellion" about the Battle of Shiloh (1862). At the beginning of the Civil War, Thomas Worthington helped organize the 46th Regiment of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry where he ranked as colonel. After his regiment fought in the Battle of Shiloh, he became very critical of Union commanders, including Generals Sherman and Grant. Worthington was court-martialed in August 1862, found guilty on some charges, and relieved of his command. Afterwards, he published books and pamphlets, including this one published ca. 1879, telling his account of the Battle of Shiloh. Text above picture reads "BALLADS OF THE REBELLION, with a Sketch of his Service in the Civil War, and evidence of treachery by Union Commanders at Shiloh; obtained by his Court-Martial, after all efforts for an inquiry had failed." Text below picture reads "By Gen. TOM WORTHINGTON, late Colonel 46th Ohio Vols." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02887
Subjects: Soldiers--Ohio; Ohio History--Military Ohio; Worthington, Thomas, 1807-1884; Civil War 1861-1865; Shiloh, Battle of, Tenn., 1862
Places: Ohio; Tennessee
 

Description: "Ohio Central Normal School, or Worthington Female Seminary" illustration from "Historical Sketches of the Higher Educational Institutions, and also of Benevolent and Reformatory Institutions of the State of Ohio," 1876. The Ohio Central Normal School, formerly the Worthington Female Seminary, was founded in 1839 and was the first female seminary of the Methodist Church west of the Alleghenies. The seminary was originally located in the Masonic Temple New England Lodge No. 4, located at 634 High Street in Worthington, Ohio. Students from Worthington and surrounding communities--as well as a few from around the country, primarily Methodist ministers' daughters--were educated at the seminary. It was initially very successful, often having as many as one hundred and fifty students, but after the establishment of the Ohio Wesleyan Female College in 1853, the Worthington Female Seminary lost support and closed in 1857. The building became home to the Ohio Central Normal School in 1871, providing training for kindergarten, primary, intermediate, and secondary teachers. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04162
Subjects: Worthington (Ohio); Cultural Ohio--Education; Women--Education - Ohio; Teachers--Training of
Places: Worthington (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

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: The facade of the Worthington Masonic Museum in Worthington, Ohio. The historic marker placed outside the site states "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 Ohio. This building, erected in 1820, is the oldest Masonic Temple west of the Allegheny Mountains." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07040
Subjects: Lodges; Freemasons; Worthington (Ohio); Historic buildings--Ohio
Places: Worthington (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This 2.55 by 2.75-inch (6.5 by 7 cm) oil painting on ivory shows Eleanor Worthington, the wife of Ohio political leader Thomas Worthington. She was born Eleanor Swearingen in present-day West Virginia. Orphaned at an early age, she inherited land and slaves. In 1796, she married Worthington and the couple moved to Ohio soon after. The Worthingtons freed their slaves and brought several of them to Chillicothe. Eleanor Worthington (1777-1848) was the mother of ten children, all of whom survived to adulthood. She frequently ran Adena, the family estate, while her husband traveled and after his death in 1827. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om1385_1160552_001
Subjects: Ohio Women; Ohio Government; Portraits; Worthington, Eleanor, 1777-1848
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows people leaving a Sunday meeting at Linworth Methodist Episcopal Church, likely in Worthington, Ohio. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F08_020_001
Subjects: Meetings; Worthington (Ohio)--History; Churches; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Works Progress Administration; Ohio Federal Writers' Project
Places: Worthington (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: George McCormick made this sideboard for Ohio political leader Thomas Worthington's home Adena. The mahogany and walnut sideboard is made in the Hepplewhite style. It measures 42" by 23" by 35" inches (107 by 58 by 89 cm). McCormick, a native of Virginia, worked on the construction of the nation's capitol building in Washington, D.C. under the direction of architect Benjamin Latrobe. It is believed that Worthington brought McCormick to Ohio around 1805 on the advice of Latrobe to work on Adena, which was also designed by Latrobe. McCormick remained in Chillicothe to build furniture for Worthington. After he completed work at Adena, he moved to Columbus, where he worked on the Ohio statehouse. He also was involved in Franklin County politics. Thomas Worthington (1773-1827) was a native of Charles Town, Virginia (later West Virginia) who moved to the Northwest Territory in 1798 and settled in Ross County, where he quickly became a leader in the Ohio statehood movement. He was a strong opponent of Territorial Governor Arthur St. Clair, who wished to delay Ohio's entrance into the Union. Worthington emerged as a principal figure in the 1802 Constitutional Convention and spent much time in Washington lobbying for statehood. Politically active throughout his life, Worthington served as one of the first two U. S. senators from Ohio and as governor. Later he served several terms in the Ohio House of Representatives. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om1492_1170052_001
Subjects: Ohio Government; Daily Life; Buffets (Furniture); Furniture; Worthington, Thomas, 1773-1827
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: George McCormick made this four-drawer bureau for Ohio political leader Thomas Worthington's home Adena. It is made from cherry wood and has bracket feet. The bureau measures 73" by 20" by 38" inches (185 by 50 by 97 cm). McCormick, a native of Virginia, worked on the construction of the nation's capitol building in Washington, D.C. under the direction of architect Benjamin Latrobe. It is believed that Worthington brought McCormick to Ohio around 1805 on the advice of Latrobe to work on Adena, which was also designed by Latrobe. McCormick remained in Chillicothe to build furniture for Worthington. After he completed work at Adena, he moved to Columbus, where he worked on the Ohio statehouse. He also was involved in Franklin County politics. Thomas Worthington (1773-1827) was a native of Charles Town, Virginia (later West Virginia) who moved to the Northwest Territory in 1798 and settled in Ross County, where he quickly became a leader in the Ohio statehood movement. He was a strong opponent of Territorial Governor Arthur St. Clair, who wished to delay Ohio's entrance into the Union. Worthington emerged as a principal figure in the 1802 Constitutional Convention and spent much time in Washington lobbying for statehood. Politically active throughout his life, Worthington served as one of the first two U. S. senators from Ohio and as governor. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om1494_1170044_001
Subjects: Ohio Government; Daily Life; Clothes chests; Furniture; Worthington, Thomas, 1773-1827
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Exterior view of the Adena Mansion, the home of Thomas Worthington in Ross County, Ohio. Thomas Worthington (1773-1827) served as one of Ohio's first two senators as well as the sixth governor of Ohio. Adena Mansion was designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe and was completed in 1807. This image depicts the front of the house from the driveway. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08587
Subjects: Ohio History; Worthington, Thomas, 1773-1827; Governors--Ohio; Mansions
Places: Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Exterior view of the Adena Mansion, the home of Thomas Worthington in Ross County, Ohio. Thomas Worthington (1773-1827) served as one of Ohio's first two senators as well as the sixth governor of Ohio. Adena Mansion was designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe and was completed in 1807. This image shows the back of the house. The flower garden is in the foreground. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08588
Subjects: Ohio History; Worthington, Thomas, 1773-1827; Governors--Ohio; Mansions
Places: Ross County (Ohio)