Timeline

Timeline. . [Timeline top] , 1787 – Northwest Territory is created under the Northwest Ordinance , 1803 – Ohio joins the union as the 17th state , 1868 – First engine powered tractors (using steam) are introduced. , 1870 – The Ohio General Assembly charters the Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College (now the Ohio State University). , Late 1800s – Threshing machines are widely available. , Early 1900s – Machines begin to replace horses. , March 20, 1918 – Upper Arlington is incorporated as a village. , February 8, 1941 – Upper Arlington becomes a city. , [Timeline bottom] , Around 1838 – Thomas Legg constructs barn at Reed and Fishinger Roads. , 1925 – Barn built by PJ McCoy burns down. , 1928 – Clarence Davidson (McCoy's son-in-law) moves and reconstructs Legg barn on Lane Road. , June 24, 1939 – Anna Marie Davidson (Clarence and Nellie McCoy Davidson's daughter) marries James Drake. , 1928-1964 – Barn houses cattle, stores hay and eggs are sold from it. , 1964 – Annexation of property into Upper Arlington. Livestock no longer permitted on original McCoy family farm. , May 12, 2007 – Anna Marie Davidson Drake dies. She is the last family member to own the barn. , July 27, 2007 – Property with barn sells at auction. , October 5, 2007 – UA Historical Society introduces project to interested parties. , December 2007 – UA Community Foundation begins receiving donations. , March 2008 – Barn is dismantled, tagged and stored. , July 26, 2010 – Ground breaking is held at Sunny 95 Park for the future Amelita Mirolo Barn. , September 17-25, 2010 – Timber Framers Guild and Friends of Ohio Barns build timber frame and restore Legg barn, merging new with the old into the Amelita Mirolo Barn. , September 26, 2010 – Legg Barn Raising! , May 21, 2011 – Official opening of the Amelita Mirolo Barn.