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SUMMARY:Bus Tour: "Historic District"
DESCRIPTION:Historic Neighborhood Series Bus Tour: “Historic District”\nJoin a Society Docent for this bus tour highlighting historic homes\, school sites\, churches and commercial buildings found throughout the Historic District. You’ll learn how and where the earliest schools operated\, as well as the remarkable contributions of the earliest pioneer men and women. Bring your imagination–some of these sites are no longer here\, but their stories remain an important part of Worthington history! Bus tours depart from and return to the Griswold Center.\n\nAll bus tours can be reserved through Worthington Parks & Recreation registration.\nSpring registration for Residents and Passholders begins at Midnight on March 16th.\nOpen registration begins at Midnight on March 18th.\n\nActivity search | Worthington Parks and Recreation (activecommunities.com)\n\nBus tours this year are presented as part of our yearlong America 250 programming. Additional itineraries will be featured in the summer session with the Griswold Center. Stay tuned for details!
URL:https://worthingtonhistory.org/event/bus-tour-historic-district/
LOCATION:The Griswold Center\, 777 High St\, Worthington\, OH\, 43085\, United States
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SUMMARY:Bus Tour: "The Civil War Era and Worthington’s connection to the Underground Railroad"
DESCRIPTION:Historic Neighborhood Series Bus Tour: “The Civil War Era and Worthington’s connection to the Underground Railroad”\nThis tour explores Worthington’s rich Civil-war era history and its significant role in the Underground Railroad. Stops include the site of the first meeting of the local Anti-Slavery Society took place\, Sharon Memorial Hall\, the Morris Addition\, St. John AME church\, a documented Worthington stop on the Underground Railroad\, the former Twin Oaks site\, Flint School\, Flintridge Terrace\, the newly restored Ozem Gardner homestead\, Flint Cemetery and the historic Village of Flint. Bus tours depart from and return to the Griswold Center.\n\nAll bus tours can be reserved through Worthington Parks & Recreation registration.\nSpring registration for Residents and Passholders begins at Midnight on March 16th.\nOpen registration begins at Midnight on March 18th.\n\nActivity search | Worthington Parks and Recreation (activecommunities.com)\n\nBus tours this year are presented as part of our yearlong America 250 programming. Additional itineraries will be featured in the summer session with the Griswold Center. Stay tuned for details!
URL:https://worthingtonhistory.org/event/bus-tour-the-civil-war-era-and-worthingtons-connection-to-the-underground-railroad/
LOCATION:The Griswold Center\, 777 High St\, Worthington\, OH\, 43085\, United States
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SUMMARY:Bus Tour: "Expansion into the North Quadrant and Across the River"
DESCRIPTION:Summer registration for Residents and Passholders begins at Midnight on May 18th.  \nOpen registration begins at Midnight on May 20th. \nVisit: Activity search | Worthington Parks and Recreation (activecommunities.com)  \nTuesday\, June 23rd\, 10:00 am-12:00 pm \nThis tour highlights the community’s growth northward and includes notable sites such as the Sears Row homes\, Medick Estates\, Plesenton\, the Jeffers Mound\,  Linworth and its experiential school\, the Beechviews\, John Antrim’s home and several historic residences on the west side. Participants will learn engaging stories and historical details connected to each location. \nPictured here: Medick Estates
URL:https://worthingtonhistory.org/event/14381/
LOCATION:The Griswold Center\, 777 High St\, Worthington\, OH\, 43085\, United States
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SUMMARY:Bus Tour: "Expansion to the South"
DESCRIPTION:Summer registration for Residents and Passholders begins at Midnight on May 18th.  \nOpen registration begins at Midnight on May 20th. \nVisit: Activity search | Worthington Parks and Recreation (activecommunities.com) \nTuesday\, July 28th\, 10:00 am-12:00 pm \nThis primarily residential tour features visits to the homes of three notable local artists\, each widely recognized in their time. We will also explore Riverlea\, Davis Estates\, Walnut Grove\, Kanawah and its historic log cabin\, and Chaseland – along with the story of Philander Chase – before concluding at Kenyon Brook. \nPictured here: Bishop Chase House
URL:https://worthingtonhistory.org/event/bus-tour-historic-neighborhood-series-southern-gems/
LOCATION:The Griswold Center\, 777 High St\, Worthington\, OH\, 43085\, United States
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SUMMARY:Bus Tour: "Worthington Becomes a City\, a Seminary\, and a Few Country Clubs"
DESCRIPTION:Summer registration for Residents and Passholders begins at Midnight on May 18th.  \nOpen registration begins at Midnight on May 20th. \nVisit: Activity search | Worthington Parks and Recreation (activecommunities.com) \nTuesday\, Aug. 25th\, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm \nThis tour begins in Colonial Hills and continues to the Pontifical College Josephinum and the Woods at Josephinum. We’ll then visit the York Country Club\, Worthington Hills and its Country Club\, and view several model homes from the 1966 Columbus Dispatch Parade of Homes. The tour concludes by learning about Ruth Potter and the subdivision of Potter’s Creek. \nPictured here: Pontifical College Josephinium
URL:https://worthingtonhistory.org/event/historic-neighborhood-series-bus-tour-over-the-river-and-usonian-dreams/
LOCATION:The Griswold Center\, 777 High St\, Worthington\, OH\, 43085\, United States
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SUMMARY:Bus Tour: Farmlands North of Route 161 and “the Rivalry”
DESCRIPTION:Fall registration dates will be announced in August. Stay tuned for details!  \nVisit: Activity search | Worthington Parks and Recreation (activecommunities.com) \nTuesday\, Sept. 22nd\, 10:00 am-12:00 pm \nThis tour explores the northern farmlands beyond Route 161\, beginning with the planning concepts behind Worthingway and Worthington Estates. We then cross High St. to a former orchard area\, visit the Orange Johnson House\, and discuss the significant farm activity which took place there. The tour continues through the Wilson Hill neighborhood before returning to Old Worthington to learn about the rivalry between Kilbourne Village and Rush Creek. \nPictured here: Rush Creek
URL:https://worthingtonhistory.org/event/historic-neighborhoods-series-bus-tour-north-of-270/
LOCATION:The Griswold Center\, 777 High St\, Worthington\, OH\, 43085\, United States
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