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

Cooper Park

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 5, 2009

1. Cooper Park Marker

Inscription.
Daniel C. Cooper (1773-1818) perhaps more than any other deserves to be called the founder of Dayton. A surveyor with Israel Ludlow, Cooper settled in Dayton in the summer of 1796 and became titular owner of the town when the original proprietors defaulted. He platted the city laying out broad streets “four poles wide” and built most of the early mills. Cooper served as Dayton's first justice of the peace and as a member of the state legislature. He also donated ground for a graveyard, lots for churches, schools and public buildings, as well as the land for this park.

Erected 1974 by Montgomery County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Exploration • Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1796.

Location. 39° 45.656′ N, 84° 11.301′ W. Marker is in Dayton, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It is in Downtown. It is on St. Clair Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is between 2nd and 3rd Streets, about 100 feet north of the Dayton Metro Library's Main Branch. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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

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of this marker: Natalie Clifford Barney (a few steps from this marker); To the Memory of William McKinley (within shouting distance of this marker); The Library in a Changing City (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Inside the Library (about 400 feet away); The Dayton Metro Library (about 400 feet away); Cooper Park Before the Library (about 400 feet away); The "New" Library (about 400 feet away); William McKinley Statue (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dayton.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.

Also see . . . Early Dayton. (Submitted on March 1, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Cooper Park and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 5, 2009

2. Cooper Park and Marker

Looking east toward the William McKinley Memorial.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 5, 2009

3. Cooper Park and Marker

Library in background.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 1, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,696 times since then and 83 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 1, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.