[1] The area was settled in the early 20th century by Italian immigrants working for the Marble Cliff Quarry Company.

The majority of the immigrants came from the commune of Pettorano sul Gizio in the Province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy, where the patron Saint Margaret of Cortona became the hamlet's namesake.

[1] Originally, the quarry provided workers with shack-like homes placed along McKinley Avenue and the railroad tracks.

[2] Quarry workers who amounted enough wealth moved on to construct homes along the south side of Trabue Road.

The community was bound together by mutual language and customs, shared work and problems, and by deep family friendships.

[8] Neighborhood boundaries between Penn Central and Conrail train tracks, following Trabue Road and venturing south until 1600 Hague Avenue.

Beginning in 1921, the parish held an annual 3-day festival in late July to honor the patron saints of the residents' birthplaces in Italy, including a parade down Trabue Rd.

Johnnie's Tavern is a "blink and you'll miss it" bar specializing in serving burgers and sandwiches six days a week from 11am to 10pm, Monday through Saturday.

Casparis Stone Co. merged with three other companies to for Marble Cliff Quarries, which at one point employed as many as 500 men.

[2] Sections of the original quarry remain in operation, now by American Aggregates Co.[12] The remainder of the quarry has since been filled in and developed for residential use, including Marble Cliff Commons[13] apartments and Marble Cliff Crossing, a 100 single-family and 60 double-family subdivision built between 1998 and 2003.

[4] In 2017, Thrive Companies, formerally Wagenbrenner, purchased the quarry's 600-acre site, of which 220 acres were turned into a Columbus Metro Park, and a development featuring apartments, townhomes, condominiums, and retail.

[15] Early residents of the neighborhood would tend to chickens and hogs, providing help to their neighbors during slaughter and harvest times.