McCook Field in Dayton in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

In Honor of Don Bassett

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 29, 2020

1. In Honor of Don Bassett Marker

Inscription. In Honor of Don Bassett who organized and conducted the municipal band since 1933 and has provided thirty three years of consecutive summer music programs at the Diehl Municipal Shell. It is the citizens of Dayton who honor him today.

Erected 1973 by City of Dayton and Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. A significant historical date for this entry is August 19, 1973.

Location. 39° 46.818′ N, 84° 11.884′ W. Marker is in Dayton, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It is in McCook Field. It can be reached from Helena Street 0.1 miles west of North Bend Boulevard, on the right when traveling west. The marker is on Leslie L. Diehl band shell in Island Metro Park at the confluence of the Great Miami River and the Stillwater River. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dayton OH 45404, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s 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 walking distance of this marker: McCook Field (approx. ¼ mile away); D Battery 134th Field Artillery-37th Division encamped at Triangle Park - July 15th 1917 (approx. ¼ mile away); D-134 Artillery Memorial Bridge (approx. 0.3 miles away); Site of First Game in the NFL (approx. 0.3 miles away); Dayton Fire Department Station No. 14

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Triangle Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); 134 D Artillery Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named McCook Field (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dayton.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 29, 2020

2. In Honor of Don Bassett Marker

full view of marker

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 29, 2020

3. In Honor of Don Bassett Marker

marker as seen from a distance

Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 30, 2020, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 473 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 30, 2020, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.