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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SXN_justitiae-dedicata-historical_Dayton-OH.html
Dedicated to Courthouse Square on Law Day, May 1, 1979
by the Dayton Bar Association
These stones were an original part of the County
Courthouse erected on this site in 1884. They were
preserved by the Dayton Bar Association when the
buildin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SXM_remember-the-promises-you-made-in-the-attic-historical_Dayton-OH.html
The peak of this memorial plaque indicates the high
water level at the crest of the great Dayton flood
of March 25, 1913, and also commemorates an important
episode in the history of Montgomery County. Here on
Sunday night, May 25, 1913, just…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SXL_abraham-lincoln-historical_Dayton-OH.html
Abraham Lincoln appeared
on these court house steps
on the afternoon of
September 17, 1859, and
spoke denying the assertion
of the Hon. Stephen A. Douglas,
Senator from Illinois, that
human slavery was protected
by the Constitution.
Contr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1A1D_31-years-at-the-lab_Dayton-OH.html
Six days a week from 1917 to 1948 Orville Wright chose to come to work here in what he called the Wright Aeronautical Laboratory. Images taken by National Cash Register Company photographers soon after his death give a glimpse of the spare, orderl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1A16_making-his-way-with-words_Dayton-OH.html
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 Preside…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1A15_rising-to-the-challenge_Dayton-OH.html
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 na…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1A12_west-side_Dayton-OH.html
By 1900 Dayton's West Side was a thriving neighborhood of working-class homes and small businesses. Some residents commuted to downtown Dayton by streetcar. Others, like Wilbur and Orville Wright, lived and worked in this community.
The brother…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM160Y_paul-laurence-dunbar_Dayton-OH.html
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 congrega…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM160V_the-neighborhood-geniuses_Dayton-OH.html
"...the invention [of the airplane] came from such an unexpected quarter. The Wrights had no special training in science or engineering. While both were well educated, neither had completed the formal coursework required for his high school diplom…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM160U_we-were-always-happy-on-hawthorne-street_Dayton-OH.html
The Wright brothers were in their twenties when they became interested in aeronautical science. Five adults lived here in the years that Wilbur and Orville debated their ideas about how to develop a flying machine around the dining room table. The…