Upper Arlington Moment in Time
In 2022 the Society contributed an interesting piece of information from our past to engage and educate the readers of This Week Tri-Village News. Unfortunately the publication ceased production in January 2023.
This sketch of the soon-to-be-constructed Ohio Stadium appeared in the November 1920 issue of the Norwester, a monthly publication about Upper Arlington in its early years. Howard Dwight Smith, a UA resident, was the creative force behind this iconic building during his tenure as Chief Designer of the Office of the Ohio State University Architect. Learn a little history and more about this event in this month’s This Week UA Moment in Time.
Eighty-five years ago Wyandot Park was the site of a grand burial of the last-known full-blooded Wyandot Indian in this region. Part of Columbus at the time, this silver of land was annexed into Upper Arlington in 1972. Learn a little history about this event in this month’s This Week UA Moment in Time.
UA’s own Linda Snashall (now Linda Cummins) led the Upper Arlington High School Band in the 1951 July 4th parade. Learn a little history about the parade and the UAHS band at this month’s This Week UA Moment in Time.
As UA prepares to honor two former residents with plaques on the Wall of Honor, we remember the four Ohio governors who called UA home, three of which are already on the Wall.
Henry Miller’s land purchase in southern Perry Township was a key preliminary step towards Upper Arlington’s development.
The Norwester Magazine stops production in March 1922.
Perry Township - 1842 map.