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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEOV_coming-home_Dayton-OH.html
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 las…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDOR_1905-wright-flyer-iii_Dayton-OH.html
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 W…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDOP_newcom-tavern_Dayton-OH.html
Newcom Tavern, one of Dayton's original dwellings, stood here in Van Cleve Park for much of its storied past. After leading a party of original Dayton settlers, George Newcom constructed his home in 1796 at the corner of Main and Monument, where i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBR8_the-newcom-tavern_Dayton-OH.html
This is the original site of the Newcom Tavern, built in 1798 by Col. George Newcom A trading post inn until 1836. Quartermaster's Headquarters for the N.W. Army, 1812.First native Daytonian, Jane Newcom, born in 1802, in the tavern.First General …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBHT_steele-high-school_Dayton-OH.html
This is the site ofSteele High School1898 - 14,000 Graduates - 1940A gift from the Steele AlumniJune 14, 1964"Fairest school in landever her name shall standever her name be renowned"- Alma Mater
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBHN_the-history-of-the-world-is-the-biography-of-great-men_Dayton-OH.html
Hon. Daniel A. HaynesEducator, Judge of the Superior CourtBy Nature and Training a Most Able Jurist Hon Alvin W. KumlerA Brilliant LawyerAn Honest Courageous Judge Daniel C. CooperPlatted Dayton 1801Gave Land for Parks and Public BuildingsA …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBHM_paul-laurence-dunbar_Dayton-OH.html
Paul Laurence Dunbar, born on Howard Street in Dayton, was the first African American to be accepted into the discipline of American literature. The son of a fugitive slave, Paul was an eloquent poet, short story writer, and novelist, as well as s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBGZ_wayman-chapel-african-methodist-episcopal-church_Dayton-OH.html
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 women…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBGU_charles-f-kettering_Dayton-OH.html
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 self-start…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBGJ_montgomery-county-civil-war-memorial_Dayton-OH.html
The Memorial ofMontgomery County to her Soldiers.Dedicated July 31, 1884. "The Federal UnionMust and Shall be Preserved" The Republic Rests on theVirtue, Intelligence and Patriotismof its Citizens. "Liberty and Union,Now and Forever, One …
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