On this site, 319 Central Avenue, Charles F.
Kettering invented the electric ignition and the
self-starter which revolutionized the automobile
industry and in 1909 led to the founding of the
Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company (Delco).
Ke…
The Church of the United Brethren in Christ
first opened United Theological Seminary in 1871
on Dayton's West Side. The school changed
its name in 1909 to Bonebrake Seminary in
honor of six pioneer ministers. The union of
the United Brethren …