Clayton's Neighbor's
Yes, I live in Clayton, Ohio, but just 2.5 miles away is the City of Dayton. Dayton, Ohio has always been a hot bed of innovation and invention. Founded on April 1, 1796, seven years prior to Ohio's becoming a state in 1803. It was named after Captain Jonathan Dayton who owned the land where the city was founded.
Dayton is a city of approximately 155,000 people and accounts for most of my business. Like most cities today Dayton's population has decreased mainly due to the move to the suburbs.
Renown Citizens:
Charles Kettering (inventor of the automobile ignition system, co-founder of DELCO)
John Patterson (founded NCR)
Paul Lawrence Dunbar (nationally renowned poet)
Joseph Raymond Desch (head of the Navy decryption machine project during WWII)
Harold Elstner Talbott, Jr. (Industrialist and Secretary of the Air Force)
Edward Andrew Deeds (Engineer, Inventor and Industrialist)
Orrville and Wilbur Wright (Inventors of first successful airplane)
James M. Cox (Democratic candidate for President 1920)
Virginia Kettering (Philanthropist)
Erma Bombeck (Writer)
Places of Interest:
Wright Patterson Air Force Base
National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
University of Dayton
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park
Fifth Third Ballpark
Patterson Homestead
for more information go to http://www.daytonohio.com/
Jack Gilleland
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