Upper Arlington in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Life on the Farm
Barns
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 26, 2024
1. Life on the Farm Marker
Before 1900 most barns were made from freshly harvested trees that were squared into timbers and joined together with mortise and tenon connections. The mortise (a cavity cut into the timber) was joined with the tenon (a projection on the end of a timber) and a wooden peg was hammered in place using a beetle - a wooden mallet, weighing as much as 15 pounds. This type of barn is called a timber frame, or a post and beam. When it was time to assemble the pieces, the whole community came together for a barn raising.
Image Typical names of barn timbers in a timber frame barn.
Barn Idioms Do you know what these idioms mean?
He couldn't hit the broad side of a barn.
To go all around Robin Hood's barn.
To lock the barn door after the horse is gone.
Broad as a barn door.
Were you born (or raised) in a barn?
Can you think of any more?
Erected by Upper Arlington Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture
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Location. 40° 2.799′ N, 83° 3.619′ W. Marker is in Upper Arlington, Ohio, in Franklin County. It can be reached from the intersection of Carriage Hill Lane and Windham Road when traveling south. Marker is by the Amelita Mirolo Barn in Sunny 95 Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4395 Carriage Hill Ln, Columbus OH 43220, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Scioto Valley and in the Columbus Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Life on the Farm (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Life on the Farm (here, next to this marker); Timeline (here, next to this marker); Upper Arlington Farming (a few steps from this marker); Donald L. Dodrill (approx. 1.1 miles away); Dr. Robert W. Wagner (approx. 1.1 miles away); Kenneth "Ken" Thompson (approx. 1.1 miles away); Linda Gold Readey (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Upper Arlington.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Carrie Nelson Black / The Breathing Association (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 26, 2024
2. Life on the Farm Marker
Featured marker is the center one of the five seen here.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 5, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 127 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 5, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
