The Spirit of Community - UAHS Display

In 1918, Upper Arlington was incorporated into a village with three hundred residents. After our population exceeded 5,000 in the 1940 census, we were designated a city on February 8, 1941. Upper Arlington's community has been created over time through collective actions of organization and fellowship. This display featured by the theater in the main hallway of our high school highlights specific moments woven into the fabric of our story.

Footnote References:

1 - “Upper Arlington voters easily pass issue in,” Nate Ellis, Columbus Dispatch (web), May 5, 2021.

2 - Goodburn, Rosemary Kubera. “From Golden Bears to Golden Years,” Upper Arlington - A Columbus Monthly Suburban Section, December 2001, page 90. 

3 - “Community Development,” The Norwester Magazine, January 1918, p. 15.

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additional information

—> Read an article about the proposed community center from April 29, 1981.

—> Learn more about UA’s first Fourth of July celebration.

—> Learn more about Historical Restrictions on Property Ownership in UA.

Footnote References:

1 - A Cherished Past, A Golden Future: Celebrating the First One Hundred Years of Upper Arlington. Wilmington, Ohio. Orange Frazier Press. 2017. P. 3.

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additional information

—> Learn more about the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks.

—> UA is home to the burial site of the last recognized full-blooded Wyandot Indian in this region, Bill Moose.

—> Pleasant Litchford’s story will be memorialized in a park-like setting just south of our high school. More information will be coming to the UA History Trail site soon. Read further research by the UA Historical Society.

Footnote References:

1 - “The Original Upper Arlingtonian,” The Norwester Magazine, January 1918, p. 9.

2 - “The Original Upper Arlingtonian,” The Norwester Magazine, January 1918, p. 9.

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additional information

—> Read about that first Village election here.

—> Watch a video about the Miller family (first portion of the video link - recorded in August 2020).

—> Learn more about the Miller Ice House.

—> See hand drawings of the Miller Farm as remembered by Esther Miller, granddaughter of James T. Miller

Footnote References:

1 - Walter B. Heischman, Superintendent of Upper Arlington Public Schools, “Because Children Are, Schools Must Be,” Program of Dedication, Upper Arlington High School, 1650 Ridgeview Road, February 24, 1957. P. 4.

2 - “Golden Bear: An Enduring Symbol,” Norwester 1982, Upper Arlington High School yearbook, P. 47.

Additional information

—> Study the annexation map to understand how Upper Arlington physically grew. This map was celebrated in 2023 with the Society’s introduction of a keepsake.

—> Read the real-time updates from UA Schools about the archeological examination of the Litchford burial grounds in the Nov/Dec 2020 Schools InSight and the Nov/Dec 2021 Schools InSight.

—> See the farewells to the Ridgeview Road building in the “Take the Final Walk” brochure from April 18, 2021 and the May / June 2021 Schools InSight.