Webster Station in Dayton in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

The Library in a Changing City

— Patterson Boulevard Canal Parkway —

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 4, 2024

1. The Library in a Changing City Marker

Inscription. The panoramic view from the 1920s shows Cooper Park and the Dayton Public Library looking east from the intersection of St. Clair and Third streets. The flood of 1913 had rendered the Miami Erie Canal, located to the east (not in view), unfit for navigation. The space, designated for public use by Daniel C. Cooper in 1808 and set aside as a landscaped park by his son in 1838, remained true to its purpose. While the canal had lost its original use, Cooper Park remained the location for a street-side market as it had been during the heyday of the canal. The library, meanwhile, had recovered from the flood and had outgrown its book capacity, requiring the construction of a two story annex completed in 1927.

Erected 2017.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Parks & Recreational Areas. In addition, it is included in the The Miami & Erie Canal series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1913.

Location. 39° 45.701′ N, 84° 11.225′ W. Marker is in Dayton, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It is in Webster Station. It is at the intersection of North Patterson Boulevard

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and East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south on North Patterson Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 302 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: Inside the Library (here, next to this marker); The Dayton Metro Library (here, next to this marker); The "New" Library (here, next to this marker); The Library and the Flood (here, next to this marker); Cooper Park Before the Library (here, next to this marker); William McKinley Statue (here, next to this marker); Ambrose Winters Fountain (here, next to this marker); The Canal and Industrial Growth (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 4, 2024

2. The Library in a Changing City Marker

of all markers in Dayton.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 17, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 314 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 17, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.