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![Side A: Thomas Worthington Founder of Logan. Worthington (1773-1827), land developer as well as statesman, laid out the village of Logan, beginning on June 27, 1816, while he was Governor of Ohio. This lot was set aside by him to be used as a public market place. Worthington became a member of the Masonic Lodge in Cincinnati in 1799. He later helped to organize the first Masonic Lodge in Chillicothe. [Masonic Emblem] Side B: Same. Same 135_2963.jpg](./galleries/Hocking_County/1-37_Thomas_Worthington_Founder_of_Logan/135_2963.jpg)
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Marker Details
- Title, side A
- Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
- Title, side B
- Same
- Sponsors
- Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The International Paper Company Foundation, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, and The Ohio Historical Society
- Address
- 3101 Clifton AvenueCincinnati, 45220
- Location
- Just inside the entrance to the campus
- Latitude
- 39.1373990
- Longitude
- -84.5202800
- Subjects
- Governors, Logan, Masons, Real Estate Development
Picture Details
- Title
- Thomas Worthington
- Caption
- This portrait shows Thomas Worthington as a young man, age 23 and is by N. Gwinn, ca. 1800. Worthington settled on a large estate in Chillicothe, Ohio that he called Adena. He served as one of the first United States Senators from Ohio and as Ohio's sixth governor. The painting is part of the fine art collection of the Ohio Historical Society. (AL04648)