Col. Robert Patterson, Revolutionary War soldier and founder of Lexington, Ky., settled here in 1804 and built this farmhouse in 1816. At his death in 1827, Rubicon Farm, with its sawmill, grist mill, stone mill (for wool carding) and sugar camp, . . . — — Map (db m104560) HM
The Callahan Building Clock
above you has been a Dayton
landmark since 1921. Generations
of Daytonians used it to check the
time of day and set their watches.
They knew where to go when asked
to meet "under the clock.” That
it still exists . . . — — Map (db m173755) HM
This sun dial was
moved from its
former location on
Monument Avenue
and rededicated on
May 1, 1965 at
ceremonies marking
the moving of
Newcom Tavern to
Carillon Park. — — Map (db m173783) HM
In 1942, the United States Navy joined with the National Cash Register Company to design and manufacture a series of code-breaking, machines. This project was located at the U.S. Naval Computing Machine Laboratory in Building 26, near this site. . . . — — Map (db m173778) HM
Richard McNemar's print shop in this building made Watervliet a
center of Shaker printing. He printed the second Shaker hymnal
ever published, as well as numerous tracts and pamphlets.
The Shakers came to America from England in 1774. A . . . — — Map (db m173784) HM
William Morris House
William Morris married his second wife, Patsy Hillian,
on October 5, 1831. The couple had a son
in 1835 when Morris was 74 years old.
William Morris, a Revolutionary War veteran, came to Montgomery County in
1806, He . . . — — Map (db m115957) HM
Founded in 1841, Woodland is the fifth oldest “Rural Garden Cemetery’ in the nation. Its oldest portion, including over 100 Victorian- era burial sections, a Romanesque gateway, a Tiffany chapel, and a Civil War soldier’s section, forms a . . . — — Map (db m186889) HM
Wilbur and Orville Wright built a giant bicycle-built-for-two,
using the four-foot tall front wheels from two
high-wheel bicycles.
The Wright Cycle Company building is a replica of the shop in which Wilbur
and Orville Wright designed and . . . — — Map (db m173739) HM
Carillon Park founder, Col. Deeds, approached his friend, Orville
Wright, about displaying a replica of the 1903 Flyer. Orville had a
better idea. He suggested restoring their third airplane instead.
This building houses the original 1905 . . . — — Map (db m173741) HM
The original Winters Memorial Drinking Water Fountain was located on Third Street between St. Clair Street and the canal basin (Patterson Boulevard). The fountain was dedicated to Ambrose A. Winters in 1905. Ambrose Winters was recognized, during . . . — — Map (db m246839) HM
The Josiah Gebhart Flour Mill was constructed at the intersection of Third and Canal streets in 1839 by Horace Pease, one year after the construction of Cooper Hydraulic from which it drew power. The mill was later purchased by the Gebhart family . . . — — Map (db m246767) HM
The George Roberts Central Machine Works building was located on Second Street west of the Miami Erie Canal Basin. The company, which was founded in 1867, manufactured pumping machinery until the early decades of the twentieth century. After the . . . — — Map (db m246833) HM
The Swaynie House inn was located on the south side of First Street, east of the Miami Erie Canal. Built in 1839, the hotel was a center of the social scene near the canal, famous for its ballroom gatherings. The Swaynie House was popular among . . . — — Map (db m246834) HM
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
Before the construction of the Miami Erie Canal, Main Street was Dayton's commercial center. The opening of the canal shifted commercial activity to the canal basin, with businesses, mills and hotels opening on the canal banks. The canal provided . . . — — Map (db m246784) HM
The filling of the canal began in 1928. Existing, unfilled segments of the canal had taken on the appearance of open sewers as they waited to be built upon. Associated construction included the elevated railroad, for which canal buildings such as . . . — — Map (db m246771) HM
The origins of Cooper Park can be traced to 1808, when the Ohio legislature empowered Daniel C. Cooper to amend the original plat of Dayton, setting aside Lots 94-100 and 141-143 west of Mill Street (Patterson Boulevard) for public use. The . . . — — Map (db m246841) HM
A view of Dayton looking south from across the Great Miami River. The Miami Erie Canal (A), the old Millrace (B), the Commons (Cooper Park, C), are visible southeast of the Main Street covered bridge (D). This panorama provides a snapshot of Dayton . . . — — Map (db m246832) HM
• 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
In about 1870, the Dayton Railroad Company began operating the first horse-driven streetcar on Third Street between McGee and Findlay streets. The streetcar made travel from new areas to the city convenient, enticing residents to build their . . . — — Map (db m246773) HM
Dayton's Miami Erie Canal Basin was a hub for social life. Well-furnished packet boats were used for short excursions. Sunday picnics on the canal were common, particularly during summer. School children found the shallow waters of the canal . . . — — Map (db m246780) HM
In its heyday during the nineteenth century, the Miami Erie Canal had driven the growth of Dayton from a modest trade-post to a mid-sized industrial city. Now, in the 1920s, the city could barely wait for the parkway to be constructed over the . . . — — Map (db m246787) HM
Thomas Jefferson had envisioned, in 1787, an Ohio canal system that was part of a network of waterways linking the Ohio territory to the Atlantic Ocean. The vision was realized after Ohio Governor Ethan Allen Brown (1818-1822), a proponent of the . . . — — Map (db m246777) HM
A grand, wood-paneled lobby (right) welcomed visitors to the Dayton Public Library during the late nineteenth century. A delivery desk built of black walnut was set prominently in view of visitors. Book stacks closed from public access were . . . — — Map (db m246837) HM
During the late 1890s, Dayton became a hub for interurban railways such as those offered by the Dayton-Xenia Traction Company, the Dayton, Miamisburg Traction Company and the Ohio Electric Railway. The Ohio Electric Railway provided passengers . . . — — Map (db m246772) HM
Collectors stationed at several points along the Miami Erie Canal collected tolls and water rent to pay for the maintenance of the canal. Perishable goods garnered a higher toll than bulk freight like lumber. Until 1840, toll revenues steadily . . . — — Map (db m246792) HM
The Miami Canal was constructed along the east boundary of Daniel Cooper's plat, with its basin on Mill Street (Patterson Boulevard). The location was practical because a nearby millrace built earlier by Daniel Cooper could be used as a feeder to . . . — — Map (db m246781) HM
During the nineteenth century and up to the mid-twentieth century, the blocks south of Cooper Park and the Miami Erie Canal basin developed into Dayton's industrial district. The mills and factories on the canal path were an extension of the . . . — — Map (db m246766) HM
This plan for the Miami Canal Parkway (Patterson Boulevard) was laid out during the late 1920s by the City Plan Board. The lower corridor plan shows the segment of the Miami Erie Canal from Keowee Street to the northeast to Apple Street to the . . . — — Map (db m246786) HM
In 1888, Dayton's Free Public Library found a permanent home to house its collection in an imposing Romanesque building designed by the Dayton architectural firm of Peters and Burns. The new library building was constructed in the "Commons," . . . — — Map (db m246842) HM
Dayton had been subjected to floods many times during the nineteenth century, but none as devas- tating as the Great Flood of 1913. Heavy snow followed by rains in March of that year caused the flood that led to the loss of over 300 lives and . . . — — Map (db m246789) HM
The Miami Erie Canal was significant in promoting trade and commerce for Dayton by providing an effective way to ship goods. Yet, by the time it was completed in 1845, it was already facing competition from a faster and more efficient means of . . . — — Map (db m246769) HM
In 1925, the Miami Erie Canal was officially abandoned for transportation purposes. Portions of the canal remained in use until 1940 for hydraulic power generation. Plans to fill much of the canal to make way for the Miami Canal Parkway came soon . . . — — Map (db m246790) HM
From the mid-nineteenth to the early twentieth century, Dayton's industrial district thrived along the Miami Erie Canal between First and Sixth streets. Early buildings included mills and warehouses along the path of the canal and its branches. . . . — — Map (db m246812) HM
With the establishment of Cooper Hydraulics in 1838 near Fifth and Wyandot streets, the canal became a resource for commercial hydraulic power. In addition to existing mills near the rivers, new mills and factories opened further south between . . . — — Map (db m246779) HM
Tolls collected from boats on the Miami Erie Canal declined steadily after the construction of the railroad. By the 1870s, the Dayton-Cincinnati segment of the Miami Erie Canal was the only section that remained profitable. The profits came from . . . — — Map (db m246768) HM
Through the nineteenth century, the Miami Erie Canal shaped the growth of Dayton. Even after the railroad replaced the canal as the main mode of long-distance trade and transport, the canal and the hydraulics provided power to the many . . . — — Map (db m246813) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m246819) HM
The Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company (Delco) was founded in 1909 by Charles Kettering and Edward Deeds, and is best known for pioneering automobile innovations, such as the anti-knock fuel additive and the electric ignition . . . — — Map (db m246831) HM
Past and future rub elbows in Cooper park as new library, nearly ready, crowds old. Modern building is designed to cope with reading explosion undreamed of back in '88.
In 1948, the Dayton Public Library changed from a school district . . . — — Map (db m246836) HM
The Dayton Public Library was not spared from the devastating flood of 1913. Although the imposing building survived, rising water destroyed much of the collection and the interior fixtures. Flood waters inundated the basement and up to six feet . . . — — Map (db m246838) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m246835) HM
From 1828 to 1928, the Miami Erie Canal existed at the site of the present day Patterson Boulevard. The Miami Erie Canal was constructed to link the Ohio River with Lake Erie to the north.
Together with the Ohio Erie Canal between Portsmouth . . . — — Map (db m246782) HM
The Miami Erie Canal…
Canal Basin photographed from the Gebhart Flour Mill building in the late nineteenth century, looking north from Third Street. The Public Library (not in picture), the Basin, and Cooper Park are to the left of the canal. . . . — — Map (db m246788) HM
Ohio was a sparsely settled frontier state in the early nineteenth century, comprised mainly of scattered communities and small towns. The state had poor roads, making travel and trade between communities difficult. Dayton was a small town with a . . . — — Map (db m246778) HM
Best known as the founder of the National Cash Register Company, John H. Patterson was a grandson of Robert Patterson, an early Dayton settler and a strong supporter for the construction of the Miami Erie Canal. John Patterson's association with . . . — — Map (db m246791) HM
In 1831, 7,065 passengers came to Dayton from Cincinnati via the Miami Erie Canal. Dayton then had a population of about 3,000. In the same year, Dayton shipped 59,550 barrels of flour, 5,602 barrels of whiskey, 563,000 pounds of bulk bacon and . . . — — Map (db m246783) HM
The William McKinley statue was sculpted by Henry Augustus Lukeman (1872-1935) and installed in front of the Dayton Public Library in 1910. Lukeman was a well-known sculptor whose other works include the Stone Mountain sculpture near Atlanta, . . . — — Map (db m246840) HM
Side A:
The first African American congregation and first African American Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Dayton trace their roots back to the early 1830s. They were organized by Father Thomas Willis and a small group of faithful men and . . . — — Map (db m17529) HM
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
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
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
“For 30 years Orville Wright’s place of business was the plain brick building (here) on North Broadway. Visiting reporters found it quite ordinary. There was a reception area for Miss Beck (his secretary); an inner office with Orville’s desk, files, . . . — — Map (db m173687) HM
Born on June 27, 1872 in Dayton to former slaves Joshua and Matilda Dunbar, Paul Laurence Dunbar developed a love of stories during his early years. He wrote his first poem at age six and recited his original Easter Ode at age nine to the . . . — — Map (db m61869) HM
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park honors the creative achievements of Orville Wright, Wilbur Wright and Paul Laurence Dunbar. In this national park, you won’t see wilderness, vistas or wildlife---but you can learn how three native . . . — — Map (db m67587) HM
The Wright brothers were the first experimenters to understand that a propeller for a flying machine had to work differently from a ship’s screws. The first Wright Flyer used 8-foot-long wooden propellers that the brothers hand-carved from spruce. . . . — — Map (db m67602) HM
