Moraine in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Delco-Light and Frigidaire

Early 20th Century Industry

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 10, 2017

1. Delco-Light and Frigidaire Marker

Inscription. Two of the owners of the Moraine Develop Company, Charles Kettering and Colonel Edward Deeds were responsible for rapid changes in the course of history. They formed the Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company (Delco) and experimented with starting, lighting and ignition systems for automobiles. After inventing the self-starter, DELCO manufactured the systems. In 1915 Kettering invented the delco-Light set which enabled isolated farms-previously lighted by kerosene, candles or gas, if available-to utilize electricity. The sets were manufactured on this site in Moraine with that building later utilized by the Frigidaire Company for the manufacture of self-contained refrigerators.

Erected 2015 by the City of Moraine.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.

Location. 39° 41.616′ N, 84° 13.179′ W. Marker is in Moraine, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It is on North Springboro Pike (Ohio Route 741), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4755 N Springboro Pike, Dayton

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OH 45439, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro

and in the Miami Valley.

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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dayton-Wright Airplane Factory (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic Blanchard Avenue (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Great Miami Turnpike (approx. 0.3 miles away); Zion Memorial Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Moraine Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Moraine Field (approx. 0.9 miles away); Wright Model G Seaplane (approx. one mile away); Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Moraine.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Wright Seaplane Base (was approx. one

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 10, 2017

2. Delco-Light and Frigidaire Marker

full view of marker

mile away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 10, 2017

3. Delco-Light and Frigidaire Marker

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 10, 2017

4. Delco-Light and Frigidaire Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 21, 2017. It was originally submitted on November 17, 2017, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,066 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 17, 2017, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.