On Arlington Road at Upper Lewisburg-Salem Road, on the left when traveling south on Arlington Road.
On the battlefield, a rifle placed by a comrade pointing downwards into the ground was a memorial to a soldier killed in action. Often their helmet was placed on top. It marked the place where they fell and helped in the recovery of their body for . . . — — Map (db m100124) HM WM
On Arlington Road at Upper Lewisburg-Salem Road, on the left when traveling south on Arlington Road.
Army - SGT - E5
August 2, 1947 - June 16, 1969
K.I.A. Binh Duong, South Vietnam
25th Infantry Division
———————
D Co, 2nd Bn, 12th Infantry, 25th Inf Div, USARV
Army of the United States . . . — — Map (db m100125) HM
On Arlington Road at Upper Lewisburg-Salem Road, on the left when traveling south on Arlington Road.
Army - SGT - E5
June 26, 1947 - August 24, 1968
K.I.A. Binh Dinh, South Vietnam
A Co, 1st Bn, 50th Infantry, 173 Abn Bde
—————————
Army of the United States
26 June 1947 - 24 August . . . — — Map (db m100126) HM WM
On Arlington Road at Upper Lewisburg-Salem Road, on the left when traveling south on Arlington Road.
This Memorial is dedicated to all the men and women that served in any of the five branches of the US military. Thank you for your Service and Sacrifice.
Taps
This monument sculpture rests on a triangular base representing the folded . . . — — Map (db m100086) HM
On Yankee Street, on the left when traveling north.
Edmund Munger was born in 1763 in Norfolk, Connecticut, and later moved to Vermont. In 1799, his wife Eunice Kellogg and five children traveled by wagon and flat-bottomed boat to claim land in Washington Township. A blacksmith by trade and a . . . — — Map (db m26218) HM
In
honor of those
who served
in war and peace
to protect the
United States
of
America
American Revolution 1776-1783
War of 1812 1812-1814
Mexican War 1846-1848
Civil War 1861-1865
Spanish-American War 1898
World War I . . . — — Map (db m26217) WM
On Main Street (Ohio Route 725), on the right when traveling north.
The first recorded meeting of the Sugar Creek Baptists (now
Centerville Baptist Church) was November 2, 1799. In 1802,
property was purchased from Aaron Nutt and by 1803, a meeting
house was erected on the west side of the cemetery. . . . — — Map (db m84406) HM
After attending monthly meetings in Waynesville and
Springborough for many years, members of the Society of
Friends built a log meeting house facing Clyo Road on two
acres of land purchased from Solomon Miller in 1823.
Abandoned as a church in . . . — — Map (db m84408) HM
On North Main Street (Ohio Route 48) at West Third Street, on the right when traveling south on North Main Street.
Dedicated to Courthouse Square on Law Day, May 1, 1979
by the Dayton Bar Association
These stones were an original part of the County
Courthouse erected on this site in 1884. They were
preserved by the Dayton Bar Association when the
building . . . — — Map (db m95622) HM
Hon. Daniel A. Haynes
Educator, Judge of the Superior Court
By Nature and Training a Most Able Jurist
Hon Alvin W. Kumler
A Brilliant Lawyer
An Honest Courageous Judge
Daniel C. Cooper
Platted Dayton 1801
Gave Land for Parks . . . — — Map (db m17560) HM
On North Main Street (Ohio Route 48) at West Third Street, on the right when traveling south on North Main Street.
The peak of this memorial plaque indicates the high water level at the crest of the great Dayton flood of March 25, 1913, and also commemorates an important
episode in the history of Montgomery County. Here on Sunday night, May 25, 1913, just . . . — — Map (db m95624) HM
On East Monument Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
This sculpture represents the third Flyer that the Wright Brothers constructed to continue their flying experiments at Huffman Prairie, east of Dayton, within the boundaries of what is now Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The Flyer is piloted by . . . — — Map (db m20780) HM
On Broadway Ave at West 3rd Street, on the left when traveling south on Broadway Ave.
Six days a week from 1917 to 1948 Orville Wright chose to come to work here in what he called the Wright Aeronautical Laboratory. Images taken by National Cash Register Company photographers soon after his death give a glimpse of the spare, orderly, . . . — — Map (db m67598) HM
On North Main Street (Ohio Route 48) at West Third Street, on the right when traveling south on North Main Street.
Abraham Lincoln appeared
on these court house steps
on the afternoon of
September 17, 1859, and
spoke denying the assertion
of the Hon. Stephen A. Douglas,
Senator from Illinois, that
human slavery was protected
by the . . . — — Map (db m95625) HM
On N. Main Street, on the left when traveling north.
"The framers of the government found slavery existing when the
Constitution was formed and got along with it as well as they could
in accomplishing the Union of States, contemplating and expecting
the advent of the period when slavery in the . . . — — Map (db m199985) HM
On E. 1st Street, on the left when traveling east.
The Antioch Temple is home to the Dayton Shriner's; an
organization that has been an active social influence in
Dayton, Ohio since its founding in 1897. The Shriner's of
Antioch Temple have actively supported local communities
and have been a . . . — — Map (db m200098) HM
On E. Monument Street, on the left when traveling east.
producing more patents per capita than any place else in the United States.
What made it possible for so much innovation? Did this creativity happen
because so many ingenious people lived in Dayton or was creativity sparked by
seeing others . . . — — Map (db m200096) HM
On N. Main Street, on the left when traveling north.
"We are one People...one in our purposes, aims, and lives...one in
our fealty to the flag, the Constitution, and the indissoluble Union
of States."
...at Dayton May 14, 1891 — — Map (db m199952) HM
On Monument Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Benjamin Van Cleve was one of Dayton's most prominent founding citizens. Among the original settlers, he served as Dayton's first postmaster, librarian, and schoolteacher. His home at First and Jefferson Streets, known as a warm, friendly way . . . — — Map (db m22263) HM
On South Williams Street south of 3rd Street, on the left when traveling south.
The first airplane. The first airport. The first permanent flying school. The Wright brothers created them all - here in Dayton.
After their first short flights at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in 1903, Wilbur and Orville returned home to their . . . — — Map (db m61858) HM
On East 1st Street at St. Clair Street, on the left when traveling east on East 1st Street.
Forever honoring all our
sons and daughters of the
city of Dayton and of
Montgomery County who
served their country in
the Armed Forces . . . .
In reverent recognition
of our heroic citizens
who gave their lives in
sacrifice, we . . . — — Map (db m22238) HM
On Webster Street, on the right when traveling north.
The Webster Street, Fifth Street, and Keowee Street Bridges were
the first to be constructed after the Great Flood. They were
also the first to be constructed under the new Council-City Manager
form of government, which Dayton adopted in 1913.
. . . — — Map (db m199856) HM
Near Carillon Boulevard, 0.1 miles west of South Patterson Boulevard, on the left when traveling west.
Beer was a drink enjoyed by virtually everyone in the 1800s.
The nutritious and sanitary drink provided refreshment all
day long. It was cleaner than water.
In the early 1800s, breweries like this one were beginning to dot the . . . — — Map (db m173707) HM
Near S. Patterson Blvd.. Reported permanently removed.
Carillon Park owes its existence to the
generosity of Col, and Mrs. Edward A. Deeds.
The carillon built of granite, steel, and
limestone - - reaches skyward for an impressive
151 feet. The gift of Mrs. Deeds, it was
dedicated August 23, . . . — — Map (db m173674) HM
On Kentucky Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
(poppy)
Centennial Commemoration of the End of the Great War
1918- 2018
This garden is dedicated to the memory of the Veterans of the World War I
Miami Valley Military History Museum
(originally dedicated in 1984) — — Map (db m186896) HM
On Kentucky Ave., on the right when traveling west.
Central Branch National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers (NHDVS)/ Dayton Veterans Administratio Home (Curretly known as the Dayton VA /Medical Center)
Has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance . . . — — Map (db m186902) HM
In 1942, Charity Adams Earley (1918- 2002) became the first
African American woman to receive a commission in what became
the Womens Army Corps (WACs). She rose through the ranks to
command the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion in . . . — — Map (db m103461) HM
On Monument Avenue (Ohio Route 4) at Jefferson Street, on the left when traveling west on Monument Avenue.
Charles F. “Boss” Kettering was a prolific inventor. While at National Cash Register, he invented the first electric cash register. Kettering founded the Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company (Delco) in 1909 and developed the electric . . . — — Map (db m17524) HM
Raise your sail one foot and get ten feet of wind. -Chinese Proverb
The world's first aircraft were the kites of China. The Chinese military first fashioned bird-shaped, wooden kites that were flown behind enemy lines to drop . . . — — Map (db m29141) HM
On Civil War Road at Lookout Road, on the left when traveling north on Civil War Road.
Dedicated in honor of
U.S. Soldiers, Sailors
& Marines 1861- 1865
By W.T. Sherman Camp 93
Sons of Union
Veterans of the Civil War
Memorial Day 2012 — — Map (db m186908) WM
Colonel Edward Deeds (1874-1960) was among the core of Dayton's brilliant leadership in the first half of the 20th century. As vice president of NCR, Deeds' mentored Charles Kettering, hiring him back
every time the fickle John Patterson fired . . . — — Map (db m29096) HM
On Paul Laurence Dunbar Street, on the right when traveling south.
By the late 1890s Dunbar had earned major acclaim for his writing. He wrote poetry, novels, and lyrics for musicals. In 1899 he contracted tuberculosis, a respiratory disease then usually fatal.
Dunbar came home to Dayton. Here he lived his last . . . — — Map (db m22225) HM
On East 1st Street (State Highway 4) at North St. Clair Street, on the right when traveling west on East 1st Street.
United States of America
Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients
State of Ohio, Montgomery County
Civil War
Downs, Henry W. Sgt. Winchester, Virginia 1864
James, Isaac, Pvt. Petersburg, Virginia 1865
James, John H. Capt. Mobile Bay, . . . — — Map (db m22239) HM
On St. Clair Street, on the right when traveling north.
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 . . . — — Map (db m28078) HM
Near Carillon Boulevard, 0.2 miles west of South Patterson Boulevard, on the left when traveling west.
Built in 1902 for NCR, components of this 210-ton Corliss
Engine were pulled from Dayton's freight yards to the
NCR factory by five teams of horses.
This is one of the two steam-powered Corliss Engines NCR used from 1902 to
1948. The . . . — — Map (db m173773) HM
On North Keowee Street (U.S. 25) at Valley Street (Ohio Route 4, 201,), on the right when traveling south on North Keowee Street.
Cpl. Tony Stein Memorial Bridge
In honor of Cpl. Tony Stein, USMC
Congessional Medal of Honor
WW II Iwo Jima
killed in action
March, 1, 1945
presented by
Kaiser Aluminum 1998 — — Map (db m110380) WM
On Carillon Boulevard, 0.2 miles west of South Patterson Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.
This establishment, donated by the family of Merritt Culp;
connects the present to the past. Beginning in 1902 with
the home bakery of Charlotte and Charles Culp, three
generations of the Culp family provided food service
to appreciative . . . — — Map (db m173710) HM
On Civil War Road at Lookout Road, on the right when traveling west on Civil War Road.
We honor these Revolutionary War Soldiers and Patriots
Who are Buried in Unmarked Graves in Montgomery County, Ohio
Jonathan Martin Appell · John Bickel · Peter Bose · Jehu Burkhart · Peter Castor · Anthony Chevaller · Nicholas Coble · James . . . — — Map (db m186844) WM
On Main Street (Ohio Route 48) at Mumma and Forest Avenues, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of
Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Originally constructed
1901
The last “horse-drawn” apparatus
firehouse in Dayton, . . . — — Map (db m28099) HM
On Belmonte Park North at West Riverview Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Belmonte Park North.
(Side A): The first Masonic Lodge in Dayton was founded in 1808, located in the first Montgomery County Courthouse. Various other locations were home to Masons in Dayton, but by World War I, rapid growth of the Masonic community called for . . . — — Map (db m4406) HM
Near Carillon Boulevard, 0.2 miles west of South Patterson Boulevard, on the left when traveling west.
Cordy Ruse, a friend of the Wright brothers, built Dayton's
first automobile in 1896. Wilbur suggested attaching a sheet
under the car to catch the parts that he thought would fall off.
In the early 20th Century, there were as many as 14 . . . — — Map (db m173769) HM
On Carillon Boulevard, 0.2 miles South Patterson Boulevard, on the left when traveling west.
On October 3, 1920, the Dayton Triangles played the first
game of the National Football League, defeating the
Columbus Panhandles 14-0 at Triangle Park in north Dayton.
In 1916, the Dayton Triangles, an amateur football team, was . . . — — Map (db m173711) HM
On Kentucky Avenue at Ohio Street, on the right when traveling west on Kentucky Avenue.
The Dayton Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center was established by Congressional legislation signed by President Abraham Lincoln on March 3, 1865. One of the three original VA Hospitals in the United States, Dayton received its first Civil War . . . — — Map (db m186832) HM WM
On Ludlow Street (Ohio Route 48) at Lowe Lane, on the right when traveling south on Ludlow Street.
Dayton Womans Club
Community leader Robert Steele built the house that became the Dayton Woman's Club between 1845 and 1850. Napoleon Bonaparte Darst, a wealthy merchant, bought the residence in 1861. After the Civil War he refurbished the . . . — — Map (db m183253) HM
On Main Street (Ohio Route 48) at Third Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
Cast in Cincinnati in 1846, this 1,600 pound bell was taken from the First Presbyterian Church building which stood at the northwest corner of Second and Ludlow Streets. It was dedicated December 1, 1974 at special ceremonies commemorating the . . . — — Map (db m96099) HM
Near West 3rd Street just west of Cowart Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
C.F. Kettering and E. A. Deeds formed Dayton-Wright Airplane Company in 1917 to build airplanes for World War I. The plane was called the DH-4 and was the only American—built aircraft to see action overseas during World War I.
These . . . — — Map (db m172445) HM
On Central Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
On this site, 319 Central Avenue, Charles F.
Kettering invented the electric ignition and the
self-starter which revolutionized the automobile
industry and in 1909 led to the founding of the
Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company . . . — — Map (db m110321) HM
Being too busy to change the phonograph record, the men
working in this building listened to the song, “When You and I
Were Young, Maggie” over and over through the night.
This is a replica of the carriage barn that stood behind the . . . — — Map (db m110322) HM
On Carillon Boulevard at South Patterson Boulevard, on the left when traveling west on Carillon Boulevard.
Deeds Carillon
Dedicated 1942
Rededicated 1988
Number of Bells 50
Total Weight of Bells 37,331 Lbs
Diameter of Largest Bell 66 3/4"
Diameter of Smallest Bell7 7/8"
Pitch of Lowest Bell A#2
Height of Tower Above Terrace 151'6" . . . — — Map (db m173688) HM
On 1st Street (Ohio Route 4) east of Patterson Boulevard, on the left when traveling east.
A pioneer for the African-American community and visionary for the City of Dayton throughout his 29 year career
First African-American to be elected to the Dayton City Commission
Founding chairman of City Wide Development . . . — — Map (db m200574) HM
On West River Road, 0.6 miles south of Guthrie Road, on the right when traveling south.
Early Woodland people, known as the
Adena, incorporated and intensified several
significant lifestyle changes, including the
introduction of pottery, the cultivation of
plants as a primary source of food, and
increasing trade for exotic raw . . . — — Map (db m172087) HM
On Webster Street, on the right when traveling south.
The designers of the Helena Street Bridge, built in 1925, followed the principles
of the City Beautiful Movement. Their goal was to bring beauty and order to
cities that had grown rapidly and haphazardly during the Industrial Revolution
of the . . . — — Map (db m199857) HM
Near East Edward Street, on the right when traveling north.
Erma Fiste was born in Dayton on February 21, 1927. While attending Patterson Cooperative High School, she worked as a copygirl for the Dayton Herald. After graduating from the University of Dayton in 1949, she married Bill Bombeck. She . . . — — Map (db m171352) HM
On N. Main Street, on the left when traveling north.
"The command of the democratic faith has been ever onward and
upward. Never have free men been satisfied with the mere
maintenance of any status quo, however comfortable or secure it
may have seemed at the moment".
... at Dayton October 13, . . . — — Map (db m199951) HM
On N. Main Street, on the left when traveling north.
"This great republic, the greatest in history, the greatest the sun has
ever shown upon, is charged with leadership in the world, for the
welfare of the whole world as well as for our own welfare. We
must lead the way if we expect the world to . . . — — Map (db m199948) HM
On West Washington Street at Perry Street, on the right when traveling west on West Washington Street.
Known by the trade name henderSon's printing, the business was a mainstay of Dayton's African American community for almost 60 years and became a printer of choice for everything from advertising materials, office forms, and a community . . . — — Map (db m137066) HM
Near Carillon Boulevard, 0.2 miles west of South Patterson Boulevard, on the left when traveling west.
Peter Hetzel, his wife Catherine and their five children lived
in the small, white, wooden frame building before you for
about a year while their large farmhouse was being built.
Peter Hetzel was a carpenter and manufactured fanning mills, . . . — — Map (db m173782) HM
On Carillon Boulevard, 0.2 miles west of South Patterson Boulevard, on the left when traveling west.
The large wooded hill in front of you is a terminal moraine.
It was created by a mile-thick glacier that covered Ohio
more than 19,000 years ago.
The Interpretive Center was one of the original buildings at Carillon Park. It
now shares . . . — — Map (db m173712) HM
After their first successful flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903, the Wright brothers could no longer afford extended stays so far from home. They needed an isolated field close by. Huffman Prairie was a hundred-acre pasture seven miles east of Dayton - . . . — — Map (db m29516) HM
On Webster Street at Deeds Park Drive, on the left when traveling north on Webster Street.
Here, where the Shawnees were defeated by Clark's 1782 expedition, Dayton was founded, in 1796. Hull's army and other War of 1812 troops were mobilized at this point. — — Map (db m36365) HM
Oh that I had Wings. -Thomas Moore.
Mankind began dreaming of flight long ago in ancient Greece. Greek mythology reveals this dream in the tale of young Icarus. King Minos imprisoned Icarus and his father, Daedalus, on the isle of . . . — — Map (db m29140) HM
Near Helena Street, 0.1 miles west of North Bend Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.
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. — — Map (db m157044) HM
On this site, from July 3 through July 20, 2003, the world focused its attention on Dayton as the Birthplace of Aviation for the one hundredth anniversary of the Wright Brothers' first flight and as a Signature Event of the Ohio Bicentennial . . . — — Map (db m29097) HM
This plaque is to honor Brad Tillson on behalf of the Greater Dayton community for his leadership in planning, organizing, and implementing the Centennial Celebration of Flight. This ambitious effort, which honored Orville and Wilbur Wright on . . . — — Map (db m200580) HM
On West 3rd Street just east of North Ludlow Street, on the right when traveling west.
"The important things are the things you can't see: justice, truth, service, understanding, compassion and love. These are the important measurements of the greatness of a life".
On N. Main Street, on the right when traveling south.
"With a good conscience our only sure reward, with history the final judge of our deeds, let us go forth to lead the land we love".
... at Dayton September 17, 1959 — — Map (db m199947) HM
Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt. -William Shakespeare
In the midst of the Cold War, the United States was losing face to the Soviet Union's superior space program. The . . . — — Map (db m29560) HM
On Monument Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
John Van Cleve, Benjamin Van Cleve's son, made his own mark on Dayton as an intellectual, a political activist, and an advocate for a more beautiful city. Van Cleve studied botany, mathematics, and music. He served as the mayor of Dayton and . . . — — Map (db m22265) HM
On Webster Street, on the right when traveling south.
Dayton's concrete arch bridges followed the Melan System of bridge
construction. Josef Melan (1853-1941) was an Austrian engineer and
educator who created the system and patented it in 1893. It was widely
used in the United States and Europe in . . . — — Map (db m199862) HM
This Boulevard is dedicated to the memory of L/CPL. Joseph Calvin Paul, U.S. Marine Corps who died from wounds received in action near Chu Lai Republic of Vietnam on 19 August 1965. Greater love hath no man than this.That a man lay down his life for . . . — — Map (db m62803) WM
On East First at North Main, on the right when traveling east on East First.
Dayton natives Hermene (1902-1986) and Josephine Schwarz (1908-2004) were pioneers of dance who founded one of the first regional ballet companies in the country. In 1927, the opened the Schwarz School of Dance, which eventually became the Dayton . . . — — Map (db m102462) HM
Katharine Kennedy Brown (1891-1986), born in
Dayton, was a leading figure in local, state, and
national Republican politics. Soon after the 19th
Amendment was passed In 1920, she earned a seat
on the Montgomery County Republican . . . — — Map (db m127225) HM
"The kite and other birds, which beat their wings little, go seeking the course of the wind, and when the wind prevails...they will be seen at a great height." -Leonardo da Vinci
Four hundred years before the Wright Brothers, Leonardo . . . — — Map (db m29507) HM
On Burkhardt Rd at Meyer Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Burkhardt Rd.
Lewis and Elizabeth (Lyons) Kemp were settlers of what became Mad River Township. With their eight children, the Kemps arrived here from Frederick County, Maryland around 1806. The stone part of the house was built shortly thereafter. Lewis donated . . . — — Map (db m104541) HM
On North Main (Ohio Route 48) at West Third Street, on the right when traveling south on North Main.
Abraham Lincoln spoke at this court house on September 17, 1859. He stopped here between speeches in Columbus and Cincinnati at the invitation of his friend, Dayton lawyer Robert C. Schenck. They had met while both were members of Congress. . . . — — Map (db m109456) HM
The one- room school was a common sight in rural Ohio
in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Locust Grove
No. 12 housed elementary school classes until the late
1920s on its original site; S. Bird Road at E. Possum
Road in Clark County, . . . — — Map (db m173685) HM
On N. Main Street, on the left when traveling north.
"I see America as a land where the poorest among us will have as
fair a chance to fulfill himself in life as the richest among us".
... at Dayton October 16, 1964 — — Map (db m199876) HM
On Mad River Road, on the right when traveling north.
Side A: Mad River Road
The first overland route between Dayton and Cincinnati was cut by Daniel Cooper in 1795 to provide access to the new town of Dayton, located at the mouth of the Mad River in the Symmes Purchase. The survey, entered into . . . — — Map (db m26222) HM
On Edison Street west of North Paul Laurence Dunbar Street, on the left when traveling west.
As a poet, novelist, and popular lecturer, Paul Laurence Dunbar used his extraordinary way with words to achieve international fame. In just ten years, Dunbar rose from a job running a downtown Dayton elevator to receiving an invitation to President . . . — — Map (db m67590) HM
This field is small. Use it all. -sign at McCook Field
Entering World War I, the United States urgently needed to advance this new field of aeronautics. Thanks to the area's industrial strength, the military chose Dayton as the sight . . . — — Map (db m29554) HM
On N. Bend Blvd., on the right when traveling north.
McCook Field was established as a research and development facility of the U.S. Army Signal Corps Aviation section. 18 October 1917, this Dayton site favorably located within the U.S. industrial complet became the aviation engineering and . . . — — Map (db m75373) HM
On North Bend Blvd at East Helena Street, on the right when traveling south on North Bend Blvd.
Side A:
McCook Field
Cradle of Aviation Innovation
Interest in the new field of aeronautics grew dramatically when the United States entered the World War I in 1917. The army chose Dayton as the site for a research-and-development . . . — — Map (db m116551) HM
On Monument Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Memorial
to the
Thirty-three soldiers of the War of 1812
buried in this cemetery
Honoring
Josephine C. Diefenbach
state president 1935-1937
erected by
The Ohio Society United States Daughters of 1812
on the anniversary of . . . — — Map (db m116623) WM
On E. Monument Street, on the right when traveling east.
National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark
American Society of Civil Engineers Founded 1852
Miami Conservancy District
ASCE 1972 — — Map (db m200094) HM
In 1951, when Irvin G. Bieser, Sr. was president of the hospital Board of Trustees, this
cornerstone was placed during construction of the Main Building. A construction addition
in the 1970s relocated the entry way and the cornerstone became . . . — — Map (db m85991) HM
The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained by sudden flight, but they, while their companions slept, were toiling upward in the night. - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Joseph and Etνenne de Montgolfier, brothers living . . . — — Map (db m29512) HM
On North Main Street at West Third Street, on the left when traveling north on North Main Street.
G.A.R.
1861 to 1865
This gun is a trophy of The War for The Union, erected in memory of its fallen defenders.
Erected by Montgomery Co. in honor of the Union Soldiers of the Civil War.
Admiral Schenck — — Map (db m199987) WM
The Memorial of Montgomery County to her Soldiers. Dedicated July 31, 1884.
"The Federal Union Must and Shall be Preserved" The Republic Rests on the Virtue, Intelligence and Patriotism of its Citizens. "Liberty and Union, Now and Forever, One . . . — — Map (db m17511) WM
On 1st Street at St. Clair Street, on the left when traveling east on 1st Street.
To those, who in the
hour of their country's danger,
tendered their lives.
To those who gave much and to those who gave their all. 1861-1865.
Carnifex Ferry Fort Donelson Shiloh Vicksburg Stone River Corinth Perryville . . . — — Map (db m22249) WM
On 1st Street at St. Clair Street, on the left when traveling east on 1st Street.
Erected to
Spanish War Veterans
1898 - 1902
Dedicated to
those who rendered service
Sinking of the Maine
San Juan Hill
Santiago
Porto Rico
Santiago Bay
Manila Bay
Phillipine Insurrection
El Caney
Chinese Boxer . . . — — Map (db m22242) HM
On 1st Street at St. Clair Street, on the left when traveling east on 1st Street.
To those who made
the supreme sacrifice
World War
1917 - 1918
Dedicated to
those who rendered service
Cambrai Somme-Defensive Lys
Aisne Montdidier-Noyon
Champagne-Marne Aisne-Marne
Somme-Offensive Oise-Aisne . . . — — Map (db m22243) HM
Near Carillon Boulevard, 0.3 miles west of Patterson Boulevard, on the left when traveling west.
Columbia Bridge Works founder, David H. Morrison, was
Dayton's city engineer. Considered the father of Dayton's
public works, he significantly improved the city's infrastructure.
Most of this bridge's fabrication took place at the Columbia . . . — — Map (db m173751) HM
On Third Street at North Euclid Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Third Street.
Mount Enon Missionary Baptist Church
Led by Rev.W.E. Jones, a small band of baptized believers came together for services in January 1925. They met regularly in a residence on Home Avenue and Hawthorne Streets, later moving to Summit . . . — — Map (db m105798) HM
On North St. Clair at 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north on North St. Clair.
Side A
Natalie Clifford Barney was born in Dayton on October 31, 1876. Her family was wealthy and industrious, including her great grandfather who founded the Dayton Academy, Cooper Female Seminary, and Dayton Car Works. Natalie, who knew . . . — — Map (db m104542) HM
It suddently struck me that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth...I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small. -Neil Armstrong
Another Ohio aviator took the final step in the nation's goal to reach the moon. Neil . . . — — Map (db m29562) HM
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