Webster Station in Dayton in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
The Canal Building Legacy
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 4, 2024
1. The Canal Building Legacy Marker
Four buildings associated with the Miami Erie Canal Basin in the Cooper Park area remain standing in the present day, located between East First and East Second streets. In 1887, the buildings housed the A.W. Nixon Warehouse, the Miller Brothers Cigar Factory, and a grain warehouse. Located further south on the block, the fourth remaining structure was, in 1887, a lumber and produce storage facility.
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Left image: The A. W. Nixon Warehouse and the Miami Erie Canal in 1875. A fourth story was added at a later date.
Center image: Canal buildings at the Canal Street and East First Street intersection pictured during the early twentieth century. The A. W. Nixon Warehouse on the intersection was used by Delco as a research facility, and the its anti-knock fuel additive was developed there early in the twentieth century.
Right image: City of Dayton vision for the Patterson Boulevard Corridor showing the canal buildings, late 1990s.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in
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Location. 39° 45.719′ N, 84° 11.212′ W. Marker is in Dayton, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It is in Webster Station. It is at the intersection of North Patterson Boulevard and East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north on North Patterson Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 251 E 2nd St, Dayton OH 45402, 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: The Canal Basin, 1887 (here, next to this marker); The Canal and Dayton's Flourishing Industrial District (here, next to this marker); Dayton, Ohio, 1854 (here, next to this marker); The Dayton
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 4, 2024
2. The Canal Building Legacy Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 255 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 16, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
