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We are asking for any information that you, your family or friends have about Worthing. If you have history that you'd like to share, please contact us and we will post this. If you have photos, we can scan them while you wait and give them back to you within minutes. Then you are sure to get them back and they stay in your possession. Any information including, but not limited to, homesteading, business info, hair raising incidents and such. We want to keep the history alive and we know there is alot to tell. You can stop by with information or email info and pictures to comments@otisbar.com.
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Worthing was incorporated in 1879 by James Madden and Fred Gerber as
part of the expanding Milwaukee railroad. They donated land for the
railroad to come through, and thus provided the economic and travel base
for starting a community which has grown and evolved over the years.
For much of its first 100 years, Worthing was a quiet, small town
nestled on the prairie, largely fueled by small farms, grain elevators,
and the railroad. Between 1900 and 1990, the town’s population
fluctuated between 213 and 388. However, since 1990, Worthing’s
population has over doubled, largely due to the impressive growth of
Sioux Falls. As a result, Worthing has largely shed its image of a
small, farming town, but is now at a crossroads. Worthing is slowly
trying to become a modern, vibrant community on the outskirts of Sioux
Falls with its own character and small town charm rather than a bedroom
community of Sioux Falls.