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
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
• 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
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
