▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Fair born , ▁Ohio , ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Home ▁to ▁the ▁city ' s ▁first ▁sett lers ▁and ▁changed ▁very ▁little ▁since ▁their ▁time , ▁it ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁Ohio ' s ▁best ▁preserved ▁log ▁cab ins ▁from ▁the ▁settlement ▁period , ▁and ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁named ▁a ▁historic ▁site . ▁ ▁Historic ▁context ▁According ▁to ▁local ▁tradition , ▁part ▁of ▁present - day ▁Fair born ▁was ▁occupied ▁by ▁an ▁Indian ▁village ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 7 9 0 s , ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁driven ▁from ▁their ▁village ▁by ▁a ▁force ▁of ▁soldiers ▁from ▁Kentucky . ▁ ▁The ▁land ▁did ▁not ▁remain ▁un occup ied ▁for ▁long ; ▁Bath ▁Township ' s ▁first ▁sett lers ▁had ▁become ▁well ▁established ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁that ▁Gre ene ▁County ▁was ▁organized ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 3 . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 7 9 0 s , ▁a ▁family ▁from ▁Virginia ▁named ▁Mer cer ▁had ▁imm igr ated ▁to ▁the ▁North west ▁Territ ory ▁and ▁purchased ▁a ▁large ▁tract ▁of ▁land ▁at ▁ 2 5 ¢ ▁per ▁a cre ▁( appro xim ately ▁$ 6 1 . 7 8 ▁per ▁km ² ) ▁that ▁included ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁village . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁Mer cers ' ▁precise ▁date ▁of ▁arrival ▁is ▁unknown , ▁it ▁seems ▁certain ▁that ▁cro ps ▁were ▁being ▁raised ▁in ▁the ▁town ship ▁before ▁George ▁Washington ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 9 . ▁ ▁They ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁of