The first map is possibly a blueprint (ozalith) which shows Worthington (population 530) with parts of Cummington, Chesterfield, Peru, Middlefield. The lines around Worthington are drawn in red one location is colored in red. Is this possibly the ozalith map mentioned in a missing record (This is a blueprint (ozalith) map of land owned by Olive Cole and Clarissa Henry)?
The second map is of paper glued onto card stock, copyrighted by Geo. H. Walker and Co. It shows the proposed location of the Huntington and Westfield River Railway, showing possible connections with steam and electric railways in Western MA. According to this map Worthigton would have been involved as there is a red line extending from Huntington to Worthington Center. Both maps are in deteriorated condition
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A third map is a hand drawn sketch of Worthington, colored in green with black, green and red roads titled "Map of Worthington with place of residence of the First Inhabitants." On the map, which is on vellum, is written the following: "The township of Worthington was originally called Plantation #3. On the second day of June 1762 it was sold at auction in Boston to Aaron Willard. Later it was purchased by Col. Worthington of Springfield and Major Barnard of Deerfield. A few of the first settlers came in 1764. They were mainly from the central and eastern parts of Mass. and from Conn. In 1768 this territory was incorporated into a town and called Worthington, in honor of Col. Worthington who induces the early settlers to occupy the land, by the erection of a church and a grist mill, and assigning generous lots of land for ministerial and school purposes." Associated with this map are two papers, one with 76 names and one with notes about Samuel Howe's ownership of the Woodbridge house which was built in 1806 on the site where originally stood the Chapin house, a log cabin built by Samuel Clapp. (see Box 35 for town architecture).]]> It appears to be the introduction of a presentation about Worthington's early settlers. This could have been a talk presented to the Worthington Historical Society]]> Leather bound record book "Secretary's Report Book - Women's Benevolent Society, First Congregatiioal Church starting September 1973 to September 1992 See 2005a-106]]> The South Worthington Parish by Rev. George Reed Moody (1905). See also item 2021-126 (Horace Converse and Laura Ladd House). ]]>