Worthington Historical Society

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  • The Kitty O’Shea Stone

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    by Sean Barry In our garden stands a stone with a date inscribed upon it: “Oct 6 1891.” A squared pillar of micaceous schist about four feet high, the stone bears some resemblance to the hitching posts homeowners frequently prop at the edge of their lawns, though it lacks either the iron ring or the…

  • The Chair at the Corners

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    by Diane Brenner Photographs are by Diane Brenner unless otherwise indicated. You may have watched it arrive. The large metal chair-like sculpture recently planted at the edge of the Historical Society lawn has a lot of people perplexed. And the title – Jacob’s Ladder – what does it mean? Why a chair? And why honor…