Business Card for Worthington Accomodation Line

Basic details

Business Card for Worthington Accomodation Line is print text, with genre advertisement and timetable.

The language is English.

Its dimensions are 2.25 in. x 3.38 in..

It was created around 1853-1859.

Worthington Historical Society is the contributor.

You can find the original at Worthington Historical Society.

Background

In 1853, Elias Lewis (b. 1786, d. 1884) purchased an omnibus, or carriage to be pulled by horses, to begin service from Worthington to Columbus. His "Worthington Accommodation Line" boasted that passengers could commute from Worthington to Columbus in just two hours. Lewis sold the omnibus in 1859. His son Worthington Columbus Lewis later operated a similar service between Westerville, Worthington and Flint.

Subjects

It features the person Elias Lewis, Sr..

It covers the topics transportation and local transit.

It covers the Worthington neighborhood Old Worthington.

Record details

This file was reformatted digital in the format video/jpeg.

The Worthington Memory identification code is whs1109.

The Worthington Historical Society identification code is 98-G-1015a.

This metadata record was human prepared by Worthington Libraries on August 14, 2020. It was last updated November 4, 2025.

Copyright

No Copyright - United States

Business Card for Worthington Accomodation Line from the collections of the Worthington Historical Society (WHS) may be used for educational purposes as long as it is not altered in any way and proper credit is given: "Courtesy of the Worthington Historical Society, Worthington, OH." Prior written permission of the WHS is required for any other use of Business Card for Worthington Accomodation Line. Contact WHS at info@worthingtonhistory.org to request permission.