Editing Worthington, Ohio (section)

===Organization===
On May 7, 1803, [[James Kilbourne]] arrived at what is now Worthington to inspect the Scioto Company's purchase. A work party of seven hired laborers, paid $12 per month each, soon began work clearing the forest (McCormick 1998: 29).

On August 10, 1803, the Scioto Company voted to name the village for [[Thomas Worthington (governor)|Thomas Worthington]], one of Ohio's first two senators, and for each member to contribute $2 (about four days wages) to support a library.

In September 1803 the first settlers departed Connecticut by horse. Ezra Griswold was the lone settler who traveled by ox-cart. With this he is officially the first settler of Worthington, beating his fellow Company men to the site.  By December 1803, Worthington was divided into 160, three quarter acre city lots with a {{convert|5|acre|m2|adj=on}} public green in the center of the village. Thirty seven persons bid between $53 and $0.25 to select a lot. Those who bid nothing were given a choice of the remaining lots.

Farm lots, ranging from 20 to {{convert|130|acre|km2}} and averaging {{convert|93|acre|m2}}, were sold off in the same way. Both the Episcopal Church and Worthington Academy were given an {{convert|80|acre|m2|adj=on}} farm lot and {{convert|20|acre|m2|adj=on}} wood lot to provide financial support.