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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
