On North Springboro Pike (Ohio Route 741), on the right when traveling north.
As part of the newly formed Moraine Development Company owned by Adam Schantz,
Colonel Edward Deeds and Charles Kettering, the Dayton-Wright Airplane Factory was
completed in 1917. Much experimental work in the history of flight was performed . . . — — Map (db m110237) HM
On North Springboro Pike (Ohio Route 741), on the right when traveling north.
Two of the owners of the Moraine Develop Company, Charles Kettering and
Colonel Edward Deeds were responsible for rapid changes in the course of history.
They formed the Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company (Delco) and experimented
with . . . — — Map (db m110181) HM
On South Dixie Drive at Janco Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South Dixie Drive.
In the early 1800's, a stagecoach ride in a Concord coach from Dayton to Cincinnati took 24 hours and cost eight cents per mile with an overnight stay in Hamilton. The dirt road, once traveled by foot, horse, wagon or stagecoach, was eventually . . . — — Map (db m302537) HM
On Blanchard Ave at North Springboro Pike ( Route 741), on the right when traveling east on Blanchard Ave.
In 1917 fourteen residences were built on Edison Avenue (now Blanchard.)
Gas lines were installed, the street paved and sidewalks, curbing and gutters provided.
The houses were occupied by workers at Dayton Wright Airplane Factory and . . . — — Map (db m110180) HM
On Dorf Drive near Pinnacle Road, on the left when traveling north.
Plaque 1 In the 1820’s during a hike from Urbana to Cincinnati, John “Johnny Appleseed” Chapman planted a grove of apple trees just west of Dorf Drive in German Village. On September 23, 2010, honoring the 236th birthday of John . . . — — Map (db m104620) HM
On GM Access Road at North Springboro Pike ( Route 741), on the left when traveling east on GM Access Road.
Established in 1926, was Dayton’s first Municipal Airport located 100 yards northeast of this marker. Trained by the Wright Brothers, Bernard Whelan joined Howard Rinehart as test pilots at the Dayton Wright Airplane Company. In 1923 they formed the . . . — — Map (db m110238) HM
On Bellflower Street at Belvoir Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Bellflower Street.
This tree is planted in honor of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources' 75th Anniversary in 2024. The Division of Forestry, one of the oldest formal forestry programs in the nation, works to protect, sustainably manage, and expand Ohio's forested . . . — — Map (db m306474) HM
Near Saint Francis Drive, on the right when traveling east.
Enjoy digging and sifting
through the material below
to see what evidence of the
areas past you can uncover.
Discover the pieces of
everyday life used at the
20th century Dayton
Quarantine Hospital,
historically located on
the moraine . . . — — Map (db m218988) HM
Near Saint Francis Drive, on the right when traveling east.
Enjoy digging and sifting through the material below to see what evidence of the areas past you can uncover.
Discover the tools that the prehistoric Hopewell Indians, would have used in their daily lives. They built the ceremonial enclosure . . . — — Map (db m218989) HM
On Old Dixie Highway (U.S. 25) near Stroop Rd., on the right when traveling north.
The first church in Moraine was Zion Memorial Church of Christ established in 1820. The first church was built of logs with a stone foundation. The cemetery also was started at this time. Between 1820 and 1826 the first ministers were circuit riders . . . — — Map (db m104616) HM
