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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Z3Z_the-patterson-homestead_Dayton-OH.html
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, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Z3P_lewis-elizabeth-kemp-homestead_Dayton-OH.html
Lewis and Elizabeth (Lyons) Kemp were settlers of what became Mad River Township. With their eight children, the Kemps arrived here from Frederick County, Maryland around 1806. The stone part of the house was built shortly thereafter. Lewis donate…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Z3O_natalie-clifford-barney_Dayton-OH.html
Side A Natalie Clifford Barney was born in Dayton on October 31, 1876. Her family was wealthy and industrious, including her great grandfather who founded the Dayton Academy, Cooper Female Seminary, and Dayton Car Works. Natalie, who knew that s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Z3M_sister-dorothy-stang-sndden-1931-2005_Dayton-OH.html
Side A Born on June 7, 1931 in Dayton to Edna and Henry Stang, Dorothy Mae was the fourth of nine children. She attended Julienne High School and entered religious life with the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1948. She professed final vows in …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YBM_charity-adams-earley_Dayton-OH.html
In 1942, Charity Adams Earley (1918- 2002) became the first African American woman to receive a commission in what became the Women's Army Corps (WACs). She rose through the ranks to command the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion in Euro…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XNB_josephine-and-hermene-schwarz-historical_Dayton-OH.html
Dayton natives Hermene (1902-1986) and Josephine Schwarz (1908-2004) were pioneers of dance who founded one of the first regional ballet companies in the country. In 1927, the opened the Schwarz School of Dance, which eventually became the Dayton …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XMP_stewart-street-concrete-arch-bridge-historical_Dayton-OH.html
Always known as the Stewart Street Bridge, the seven span reinforced concrete steel arch bridge carried Stewart Street over the Great Miami River for most of the twentieth century. Built using the Melan System, an invention patented in 1893 that u…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WWZ_the-wright-seaplane-base-wright-model-g-aeroboat-historical_Dayton-OH.html
The Wright Seaplane Base After Wilbur Wright died in 1912, Orville Wright continued to develop and fly airplanes for the Wright Company. Orville flew seaplanes along this part of the Great Miami River from 1913 to 1914. This area had three adva…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1W1O_battlefield-cross-historical_Brookville-OH.html
On the battlefield, a rifle placed by a comrade pointing downwards into the ground was a memorial to a soldier killed in action. Often their helmet was placed on top. It marked the place where they fell and helped in the recovery of their body for…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1W1N_joseph-justin-heltsley-historical_Brookville-OH.html
Army - SGT - E5 August 2, 1947 - June 16, 1969 K.I.A. Binh Duong, South Vietnam 25th Infantry Division ——————— D Co, 2nd Bn, 12th Infantry, 25th Inf Div, USARV Army of the United States August 2, …
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