Worthington Historical Society

• 1866 John Greenleaf Whittier's Snow-Bound published
• 1867 South Worthington Post Office established
• 1868 Worthington Centennial celebration (Aug 20)
• 1870 First Congregational Church renovated and rededicated
• 1874 Horace Cole's cheese factory established at the Corners
• 1878 Damaging floods
• 1883 Frederick Sargent Huntington begins ministry; Theron J. Higgins's mill built in South Worthington
• 1884 Huntington opened first public library above Corners Grocery
• 1887 First Congregational Church burned (April 2), new church bell hung (Nov. 10)
• 1888 Present Congregational Church dedicated
• 1893 Conwell Academy built in South Worthington
• 1894 Women's Benevolent Society incorporated; South Worthington Creamery established; trolley from Northampton to Williamsburg completed

Notice about the August 20, 1868 Centennial celebration in the New York Times, Aug. 21, 1868

1873 map. From County Atlas of Hampshire Massachusetts. From actual Surveys by and under the Direction of F. W. Beers

• 1897 Sidewalk constructed between the Center and the Corners
• 1898 Jacob Bartlett Hotel burned; "The Worthington Library" incorporated (June 22)
• 1900 Conwell Academy closed; Royal Arcanum Society organized; first automobile in Worthington
• 1901 Old Home Week celebrated
• 1902 Superintendent Goodhue hired to oversee all eleven Worthington elementary schools
• 1903 Grange #90 organized
• 1904 Golf Club established
• 1905 George R. Moody's South Worthington Parish published; telephone exchange at the Corners Store
• 1909 Worthington Transportation Company incorporated
• 1911 Public water system installed, Fire District established and first reservoir built
• 1913 Worthington Inn opens
• 1914 Groundbreaking for Frederick Sargent Huntington Library (Aug 17)
• 1915 Library dedication (Sept 2)

• 1917 Casino moved from Buffington Hill Road to Old Post Road
• 1921 Lucius A. Merritt becomes School Superintendent
• 1924 Golf course extended to nine holes
• 1928 Electricity brought to Worthington; Friendship Guild organized
• 1930 Florence Berry (later Bates) arrives to provide nursing services to the Hilltowns
• 1931 Lafayette Lodge (formerly the Worthington Inn) burned (Feb. 27); First Congregational Church of Worthington incorporated
• 1932 Rte 112 rebuilt; Worthington AT&T Overland Cable constructed; "Lafayette Elm" removed to widen Huntington Road (May 25)
• 1933 Town Hall enlarged as a W.P.A. project; Worthington Historical Society organized (Aug. 12)
• 1940 New Consolidated School (later Russel H. Conwell School) built
• 1941 Telephone dialing system installed
• 1942 Women's Benevolent Society parsonage turned over to the church

Henry Snyder's Express, 1936. Henry H. Snyder (1985-1986) was active in Worthington civic and business activities; his fleet of trucks, heavy equipment and buses made him a major employer and his charitable gifts, a major benefactor of the town.