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

Dayton-Wright Airplane Factory

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 10, 2017

1. Dayton-Wright Airplane Factory Marker

Inscription. As part of the newly formed Moraine Development Company owned by Adam Schantz, Colonel Edward Deeds and Charles Kettering, the Dayton-Wright Airplane Factory was completed in 1917. Much experimental work in the history of flight was performed in Moraine. Together with Orville Wright and H. E. Talbot the Delco-Light building was used to manufacture the country’s first bomber: the DeHavilland DH-4. Of 4,846 planes built in the US, 3,106 were built in Moraine for use in WW I. After the war, this building was taken over for use by Frigidaire Division of General Motors. (seal)

Erected 2015 by the City of Moraine.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Industry & Commerce.

Location. 39° 41.581′ N, 84° 13.189′ 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: 4780 N Springboro Pike, Dayton 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Delco-Light and Frigidaire (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic Blanchard Avenue (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Zion Memorial Church

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(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. 0.9 miles away); The Wright Seaplane Base / Wright Model G "Aeroboat" (approx. 1.1 miles away); Johnny Appleseed Site (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. 0.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 10, 2017

2. Dayton-Wright Airplane Factory Marker

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 10, 2017

3. Dayton-Wright Airplane Factory Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 21, 2017. It was originally submitted on November 18, 2017, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 777 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 18, 2017, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.