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Worthington's private, parochial schools include: Worthington Christian School, which serves grades K-8. St. Mary's Elementary School, which serves grades K-6. Worthington's local higher education institution is Minnesota West Community and Technical College. Minnesota West's Worthington campus is a two-year college that offers associate ...
The Nobles County Heritage Center, located in Worthington, Minnesota, is a cultural institution owned and operated by the Nobles County Historical Society, dedicated to preserving and sharing the history of Nobles County. Housed within the historic Worthington Armory, the Center serves as a repository for historical artifacts, documents, and ...
Worthington: One of the largest and finest 20th-century hotels in southwest Minnesota, built 1911–1912; a major vote of confidence in Worthington's economic future by local entrepreneur Peter Thompson. [9] 6: Dr. E.A. Kilbride Clinic: Dr. E.A. Kilbride Clinic: November 23, 1977 : 701 11th Street
The Worthington & Sioux Falls Railway was established in 1876. This led to rapid settlement in Rushmore , Adrian , and the western portions of the county. The 1860 census of Nobles County showed 11 families, 35 persons, (3 from Norway , 3 from Bavaria , 1 from Ireland and the rest from the eastern states). [ 6 ]
Map of Worthington Township - 1914 Map of Nobles County in 1882 [3] Main Street, Worthington - 1895. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 28.6 square miles (74.1 km 2), all land. The main geographic feature in Worthington Township is Lake Okabena. Okabena means "home of the heron" is the Sioux language.
The lake was thoroughly described in an 1882 geology report on the state of Minnesota [4] and is clearly visible on an 1884 county map, yet by the time the Burlington Railroad was built, the lake was gone. A 1914 plat map of Worthington refers to an area as "formerly East Okabena lake", "Now dry, having been drained".
George Dayton (1857-1938) came to Minnesota from New York in 1883. His family was one of average means, and he had hoped to become a minister, but was lured by the urge to be in the business world. He married Emma Chadwick in 1878 and began buying farm mortgages in southwest Minnesota. In 1883 he and his family moved to Worthington, Minnesota ...
Minnesota's 1st congressional district extends across southern Minnesota from the border with South Dakota to the border with Wisconsin. It is a primarily rural district built on a strong history of agriculture, though this is changing rapidly due to strong population growth in the Rochester combined statistical area.