City of Dayton
City
Downtown Dayton
Flag Seal
Nickname : Gem City
Motto : Birthplace of Aviation
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Montgomery
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- land	55. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 7 sq mi (144 km²)
- water	0. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 9 sq mi (2 km²), 2%
Center
- coordinates	39°45′32″N 84°11′30″W / 39.75889, -84.19167Coordinates: 39°45′32″N 84°11′30″W / 39.75889, -84.19167
- elevation	738 ft (225 m)
Highest point	Woodland Cemetery[1]
- coordinates	39°44′35″N 84°10′30″W / 39.74306, -84.175
Population	156,771 (2006)
- metro	1,073,513 (County Based)
Density	2,852 /sq mi (1,101 /km²)
Government	Council-Manager
Founded	April 1, 1796
- Incorporated	1805
Mayor	Rhine L. McLin
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code	937
Location of Dayton within Ohio
Location of Ohio in the United States
Location of Dayton in Montgomery County, Ohio
Website : http://www.cityofdayton.org

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Dayton plays host to significant industrial, aerospace, and technological/engineering research activity and is known for the many technical innovations and inventions developed there. For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" This article is about the field of research and industry for the corporation see The Aerospace Corporation Aerospace comprises the The phrase research and development (also R and D or more often R&D) according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, refers The city was the home of the signing of the Dayton Peace Accords, which brought an end to the war in Bosnia. The General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as the Dayton Agreement, Dayton Accords, Paris Protocol The Wright brothers, poet Paul Laurence Dunbar, and entrepreneur John H. Patterson were born in Dayton. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Paul Laurence Dunbar' ( June 27, 1872 February 9, 1906) was a seminal American Poet of the late 19th and early 20th John Henry Patterson ( December_13, 1844- May_7, 1922 was an industrialist and founder of the National Cash Register Company. The Dayton area is home to several major international, national, and regional corporations, including NCR, Reynolds & Reynolds, ChemStation International, Liberty Bank, NewPage Corporation, Standard Register, WorkflowOne (formerly Relizon), Huffy Bicycles, LexisNexis, and Mead prior to becoming MeadWestvaco. NCR Corporation ( is a technology company specializing in products for the retail and financial sectors The Reynolds and Reynolds Company develops and sells dealer management systems to automotive retailers NewPage Corporation, based in Miamisburg Ohio, is a leading producer of coated Paper in North America The Huffy Corporation is an American importer and manufacturer of inexpensive mass-market Bicycles and Golf equipment LexisNexis (sometimes simply called "Lexis" or "Nexis" among users is a popular searchable Archive of content from Newspapers Magazines It was formerly home of Speedwell Motor Car Company. The Speedwell Motor Car Company was an early United States Automobile manufacturing company producing cars from 1907 to 1914

Contents 1 History 1.1 Involvement in World War II 1.2 Dayton Peace Accords 1.3 Nicknames 2 Geography 2.1 Climate 3 Demographics 3.1 Households 3.2 Age structure and gender ratio 3.3 Income 3.4 Metropolitan Statistical Area 4 Political structure 5 Crime 6 Urban design and architecture 7 Culture and recreation 8 Sports 9 Media 9.1 Newspapers 9.2 Television 9.3 Radio 9.3.1 AM format 9.3.2 FM format 10 Transportation 11 Education 12 Points of interest 12.1 Museums 13 Trivia 14 Sister Cities 15 See also 16 References 17 External links

History

Dayton was founded on April 1, 1796 by a small group of US settlers seven years before the admission of Ohio to the Union in 1803. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The town was incorporated in 1805 and given its name after Jonathan Dayton, a captain in the American Revolutionary War and signatory of the U.S. Constitution. Jonathan Dayton ( October 16 1760 October 9 1824) was an American politician from the U In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme Law of the United States.

In 1797, Daniel C. Cooper laid out the Mad River Road, the first overland connection between Cincinnati, Ohio and Dayton. Daniel C Cooper ( 21 November, 1773 &mdash 13 July, 1818) was an American surveyor, farmer miller and political Mad River Road was the first overland route between Dayton Ohio and Cincinnati Ohio was cut by Daniel C This opened up the "Mad River Country" at Dayton and the upper Miami Valley to settlement.

The Miami and Erie Canal, built in the 1830s, connected the Dayton commerce from Lake Erie via the Great Miami River and served as the principal route of transportation for western Ohio until the 1850s. The Miami and Erie Canal was a Canal that connected the Ohio River in Cincinnati, Ohio with Lake Erie in Toledo Ohio Lake Erie (ˈɪəriː is the fourth largest Lake (by surface area of the five Great Lakes, and the tenth largest globally

The catastrophic Great Dayton Flood of March 1913 severely affected much of the city, stimulated the growth of suburban communities outside central Dayton in areas lying further from the Miami River and on higher ground, and led to the establishment of the Miami Conservancy District in 1914. The Great Dayton Flood of 1913 flooded Dayton Ohio, and the surrounding area with water from the Great Miami River, causing the greatest natural disaster in The Miami Conservancy District is a river management agency operating in Southwest Ohio to control flooding of the Great Miami River and its tributaries The flood remains an event of note in popular memory and local histories. The high waters damaged some of the Wright Brothers' glass plate photographic negatives of their glider flights at Kitty Hawk and power flights over Huffman Prairie near Dayton. Huffman Prairie, also known as Huffman Prairie Flying Field or Huffman Field is part of Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park.

Involvement in World War II

During World War II Dayton, like many other American cities, was heavily involved in the war effort. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Residential neighborhoods in Dayton and in nearby Oakwood hosted the Dayton Project, in which the Monsanto Chemical Company developed methods to industrially produce polonium for use in the triggers of early atomic bombs, including those dropped by the United States on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. The Dayton Project was one of several sites involved in the Manhattan Project to build the first atomic bombs The Monsanto Company ( is a multinational Agricultural biotechnology Corporation. Polonium (pəˈloʊniəm is a Chemical element with the symbol Po and Atomic number 84 discovered in 1898 by Marie and Pierre Curie The Japanese city of ( is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshū, the largest of Japan 's ( is the Capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture in Japan.

Dayton was also home to the National Cash Register Company whose employees built airplane engines, bomb sights and code-breaking machines, including the American bombe designed by Joseph Desch which helped crack the Enigma machine. NCR Corporation ( is a technology company specializing in products for the retail and financial sectors In the History of cryptography, the Bombe was an electromechanical device used by British Cryptologists to help break German Enigma Joseph Desch (1907&ndash August 3 1987) was an American engineer The Enigma machine is any one of a family of related electro-mechanical Rotor machines used to generate Ciphers for the Encryption and decryption of

Dayton Peace Accords

Main article: Dayton Agreement

The Dayton Agreement, a peace accord between the parties to the hostilities of the conflict in Bosnia-Herzegovina and the former Yugoslavia, was negotiated in the Dayton area. The General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as the Dayton Agreement, Dayton Accords, Paris Protocol The General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as the Dayton Agreement, Dayton Accords, Paris Protocol The Yugoslav Wars were a series of violent conflicts in the territory of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY that took place between 1991 and Negotiations took place from November 1, 1995 to November 21, 1995 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in Greene and Montgomery counties eight miles (13 km) northeast of

Nicknames

Dayton's primary nickname is the "Gem City". The origin of the name is no longer clear; it appears to stem either from a well-known racehorse named "Gem" that hailed from Dayton, or from descriptions of the city likening it to a gem. This article is about the sport For other uses see Horserace (drinking game or Horse race (politics. The most likely origin appears to be an 1845 article in the Cincinnati Daily Chronicle newspaper, by an author writing with the byline "T", which reads

In a small bend of the Great Miami River, with canals on the east and south, it can be fairly said, without infringing on the rights of others, that Dayton is the gem of all our interior towns. It possesses wealth, refinement, enterprise, and a beautiful country, beautifully developed. ^[3]

Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872–1906) later acknowledged the nickname in his poem, "Toast to Dayton", which contains this stanza:

She shall ever claim our duty,

For she shines—the brightest gem

That has ever decked with beauty

Dear Ohio's diadem. Paul Laurence Dunbar' ( June 27, 1872 February 9, 1906) was a seminal American Poet of the late 19th and early 20th

Another explanation for the nickname "Gem", is from Dayton's sister city to the south, Cincinnati. Cincinnati is known as the "Queen City", and Dayton would be the "Gem" in the queen's crown.

The city was advertised as "The Gem City, the Cleanest City in America" in the 1950s, 60s and into the 70s. The phrase was often seen on public trash cans, and other places throughout the city during this time period. Additionally, Dayton has one of the most consistent street cleaning schedules. Every morning, street cleaners sweep downtown Dayton of any trash from the previous day.

Ohio's nickname "Birthplace of Aviation" is also frequently seen due to Dayton being the hometown of the Wright Brothers. In their bicycle shop in Dayton, the Wrights developed the principles of aerodynamics, and designed and constructed a number of gliders and portions of their first airplane. After their first manned flights in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, the Wrights continued testing at nearby Huffman Prairie. Kitty Hawk is a town in Dare County, North Carolina, United States. Huffman Prairie, also known as Huffman Prairie Flying Field or Huffman Field is part of Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park. ^[4]

Geography

Dayton is located at 39°45′46″N, 83°11′48″W (39. 762708, -84. 196665). ^[5] The city sits in the Miami River Valley, north of Cincinnati, well south of Toledo, south-west of Columbus, and east of Richmond, Indiana, in the southwest quadrant of the state. The Miami Valley, broadly refers to the land area surrounding the Great Miami River in southwest Ohio, USA, and also includes the Little Miami Mad and This article is about the city in Ohio, USA. For Toledo Spain, see that article Columbus is the Capital and the largest city of the US state of Ohio. Richmond (ˈrɪtʃmənd is a city in Wayne Township, Wayne County, in east central Indiana, which borders Ohio. The State of Indiana ( was the 19th US state admitted into the union Most official and government designations place it in west-central Ohio (a term which colloquially often refers to Lima, Ohio). Lima (ˈlaɪmə is a city in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Allen County. It is at the confluence of the Great Miami River, the Stillwater and Mad rivers, and Wolf Creek. The Great Miami River (also called the Miami River) is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately The Stillwater River is a Tributary of the Great Miami River, approximately 65 mi (105 km long in western Ohio in the United States. The Mad River is a river located in the west central part of the U Greater Dayton is generally referred to by locals as the Miami Valley, which is understood to mean the area south of Sidney and north of Middletown, and west of Springfield to the Indiana border

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 56. Sidney is a city in Shelby County, Ohio, United States. The population was 20211 at the 2000 census. Middletown is an All-American City[http //wwwenquirercom/editions/2003/03/14/loc_middletownmood14 Springfield is a city in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Clark County. The State of Indiana ( was the 19th US state admitted into the union The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 6 square miles (146. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 7 km²), of which, 55. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 8 square miles (144. 5 km²) of it is land and 0. 9 square miles (2. 2 km²) of it (1. 55%) is water.

Climate

Monthly Normal and Record High and Low Temperatures
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Rec High °F	71	73	82	89	93	102	102	102	101	89	79	72
Norm High °F	33. 7	38. 2	49. 3	60. 7	71. 2	80. 1	84. 2	82. 3	75. 6	63. 5	50. 1	38. 5
Norm Low °F	19	22. 4	31. 2	40. 4	51. 1	60. 2	64. 4	62. 2	54. 6	43. 5	34. 3	24. 4
Rec Low °F	-25	-16	-7	15	27	40	44	39	32	21	-2	-20
Precip (in)	2. 6	2. 29	3. 29	4. 03	4. 17	4. 21	3. 75	3. 49	2. 65	2. 72	3. 3	3. 08
Source: USTravelWeather.com

The region is dominated by a humid continental climate, characterized by hot, muggy summers and cold, dry winters. The humid continental climate is a Climate found over large areas of land masses in the temperate regions of the mid-latitudes where there is a zone of conflict between The highest temperature ever recorded in Dayton was 105 °F in July 1934, and the coldest was -21 °F in January 1985. ^[6]

Dayton is subject to severe weather typical to the Midwestern United States. Severe weather is any destructive weather phenomenon. The term is usually used to refer to severe thunderstorms and related phenomena such as Tornados Tornadoes are possible from the spring to the fall. A tornado is a violent rotating column of air which is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a Cumulonimbus cloud or in rare cases the base of a Cumulus Floods, blizzards, and severe thunderstorms can also occur from time to time. A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land a deluge A blizzard is a severe Winter storm condition characterized by low Temperatures strong Winds and heavy blowing Snow Blizzards are formed when

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1830	2,950		—
1840	6,067		105. 7%
1850	10,977		80. 9%
1860	20,081		82. 9%
1870	30,473		51. 8%
1880	38,678		26. 9%
1890	61,220		58. 3%
1900	85,333		39. 4%
1910	116,577		36. 6%
1920	152,559		30. 9%
1930	200,982		31. 7%
1940	210,718		4. 8%
1950	243,872		15. 7%
1960	262,332		7. 6%
1970	243,601		-7. 1%
1980	193,536		-20. 6%
1990	182,044		-5. 9%
2000	166,179		-8. 7%
Est. 2006	156,771		-5. 7%
Population 1830-1970. [7] Population 1980-2000. [8]

Note: the following demographic information applies only to the city of Dayton proper. For other Dayton-area communities, see their respective articles.

As of the census^[9] of 2000, there were 166,179 people, 67,409 households, and 37,614 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 2,979. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 3 people per square mile (1,150. 3/km²). There were 77,321 housing units at an average density of 1,386. 3/sq mi (535. 2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 53. 40% White, 43. 10% Black, 0. 30% Native American, 0. 65% Asian, 0. 04% Pacific Islander, 0. 70% from other races, and 1. 83% from two or more races. 1. 58% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Hispanic and Latino Americans are Americans of Hispanic or Latino descent, which comprises ancestry or origins in Hispanic America ^[10] Dayton remains largely segregated, with African Americans residing on the West and Whites on the East in the City Proper.

Households

There were 67,409 households out of which 27. 3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30. 2% were married couples living together, 20. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44. 2% were non-families. 36. 8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11. 3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 30 and the average family size was 3. 04.

Age structure and gender ratio

The age structure of Dayton's population is:

• under 18 years: 25. 1%
• 18 to 24 years: 14. 2%
• 25 to 44 year: 29. 0%
• 45 to 64 years: 19. 6%
• 65 years of age or older: 12. 0%

The median age is 32 years. For every 100 females there were 93. 1 males, while for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89. 6 males.

Income

The median income for a household in the city was $27,523, and the median income for a family was $34,978. Males had a median income of $30,816 versus $24,937 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,547. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 18. 2% of families and 23. 0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 0% of those under age 18 and 15. 3% of those age 65 or over.

Metropolitan Statistical Area

The former Dayton-Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) included Montgomery, Miami, Clark, and Greene counties and had a population of 950,558 in 2000. Table of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas|Table of United States Core Based Statistical AreasIn the United States, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB has produced Montgomery County is a County located in the state of Ohio, United States. Miami County is a County located in the state of Ohio, United States. For British letters to voters in Clark County in the 2004 Presidential election, see The Guardian Clark County is a County Greene County is a County located in the state of Ohio, United States. In 2003, the MSA was split into the Springfield MSA, which includes only Clark County, and the Dayton MSA, which includes Montgomery, Miami, Greene, and Preble counties. Preble County is a County located in the state of Ohio, United States.

Political structure

Main article: Politics of Dayton, Ohio

In 1913, Dayton became the first large city in the United States to adopt the council-manager system of city government. In the council-manager form of government an elected city council (typically between five and 11 people is responsible for making Policy, passing Ordinances voting Appropriations In this system, the mayor is merely the chairperson of the city commission and has one vote on the commission just like the other commissioners. The commission chooses a city manager, who holds administrative authority over the city government.

See also: List of mayors of Dayton, Ohio

The city also encourages participation by residents through the use of neighborhood associations and priority boards. Since its creation as a town in the 18th century, the Politics of Dayton Ohio have adapted to and reflected the changing needs of the community from the Miami and A neighborhood association (NA is a group of residents or property owners who advocate for or organize activities within a Neighborhood. A priority board is a group of elected citizen Volunteers who meet on a regular basis to address Neighborhood concerns and to take action to improve the quality of A total of 65 neighborhoods comprise seven priority board districts.

See also: Neighborhoods of Dayton, Ohio

Crime

Like many midwestern cities suffering from a declining manufacturing base, the city has seen a high poverty rate, although that rate declined during the 1990s. GM and its spinoff Delphi's factories, just to name a few, make up much of the city's employment. General Motors Corporation ( GM) ( is a multinational automobile manufacturer founded in 1908 and headquartered in the United States. Delphi is an Automotive parts company headquartered in Troy Michigan, USA.

While the past five years have shown a general decrease in crime, Dayton has historically had high crime rates. According to FBI Uniform Crime Reports, in 2005 the crime rate per capita was more than twice the national average in the areas of murder, robbery, motor vehicle theft, rape, and burglary. The Uniform Crime Reports ( UCR) contain official data on crime that is reported to law enforcement agencies across the country who then provide the data to the Robbery is the Crime of seizing Property through Violence or Intimidation. Rape, also referred to as Sexual assault, is an Assault by a person involving Sexual intercourse with or Sexual penetration of another person ^[11] Dayton also had a the 3rd highest crime rate per capita in the State, putting Cleveland 1st, Cincinnati in 2nd and Toledo in 4th. Dayton was also ranked as the 19th most dangerous city in the country by CQ Press in 2007. ^[12]

Mayor Rhine McLin is a member of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition,^[13] a bi-partisan group with a stated goal of "making the public safer by getting illegal guns off the streets. Rhine Lana McLin (born October 1948 is an American Democratic politician from Ohio, currently serving as mayor of Dayton Ohio. The Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition is a coalition of Mayors from 225 different United States cities, with a stated goal of "making the public safer In a Two-party system (such as in the United States) bipartisan refers to any bill, act, resolution, or any other action of a " The Coalition is co-chaired by Boston, Massachusetts Mayor Thomas Menino and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Thomas Michael Menino (born December 27, 1942) is the mayor of Boston Massachusetts, United States and the city's first The City of New York Michael Rubens Bloomberg (born February 14, 1942) is an American businessman and the Mayor of New York City.

Dayton also has a high number of abandoned buildings and structures (more than 3000 according to a Greater Ohio press release)^[14], although the city has increased funding for demolition in recent years. Residents of Dayton believe that the abandoned buildings and structures are the beds for crime and drugs in the neighborhoods. One can compare the abandonment of buildings in Dayton to cities such as Detroit, Michigan, Gary, Indiana, and Flint, Michigan. Flint is a city in the US state of Michigan and is located along the Flint River, 66 miles (106 km northwest of Detroit.

Urban design and architecture

Unlike many midwestern cities of its age, Dayton has very broad and straight downtown streets (generally two full lanes in each direction), facilitating access to the downtown even after the automobile became popular. The main reason for the broad streets was that Dayton was a marketing and shipping center from its beginning: streets were broad to enable wagons drawn by teams of three to four pairs of oxen to turn around. In addition, some of today's streets were once barge canals flanked by draw-paths.

A courthouse building was constructed in downtown Dayton in 1888 to supplement Dayton's original Neoclassical courthouse, which still stands. Neoclassical architecture was an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century both as a reaction against the Rococo This second, "new" courthouse has since been replaced with new facilities as well as a park.

Dayton's nine historic neighborhoods — Oregon District, Wright Dunbar, Dayton View, Grafton Hill, McPherson Town, Webster Station, Huffman, St. Anne's Hill, and South Park — feature mostly single-family houses and mansions in the Neoclassical, Jacobethan, Tudor Revival, English Gothic, Chateauesque, Craftsman, Queen Anne, Georgian Revival, Colonial Revival, Renaissance Revival Architecture, Shingle Style Architecture, Prairie, Mission Revival, Eastlake/Italianate, American Foursquare, and Federal styles of architecture. The Oregon Historic District embraces the earliest surviving relatively intact combination of commercial and residential architecture in Dayton, Ohio. The Dunbar Historic District is a nationally-recognized historic district on North Summit Street in Dayton Ohio. The Dayton View Historic District is a 680 acre sector of Dayton developed in the late 19th century consisting of 219 structures in the registry The Steele's Hill-Grafton Hill Historic District, or simply known locally as Grafton Hill is a small 18 block sector of Dayton, Ohio developed in the late 19th For other meanings see McPherson (disambiguation. The McPherson Town Historic District contains roughly 90 structures located Webster Station in Dayton Ohio is one of the nine Historic districts in the city The Huffman Historic District is located in Dayton, Ohio, United States and is one of the city's ten historic districts Saint Anne's Hill Historic District is part of the Historic Inner East neighborhood in Dayton, Ohio, United States. Jacobethan is the style designation coined in 1933 by John Betjeman to describe the English Revival style made popular from the 1830s which derived most of its inspiration The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement which began Châteauesque is an architectural style based on French château style used in the 1400s to the 1600s in the Loire Valley The Arts and Crafts Movement was a British, Canadian, and American Aesthetic movement occurring in the last years of the 19th century and the The Queen Anne Style is a style of architecture, furniture and decoration that reached its greatest popularity in the last quarter of the 19th century manifesting itself in Georgian architecture is the name given in most English -speaking countries to the set of Architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840 The Colonial Revival was a Nationalistic Architectural style and Interior design movement in the United States. Prairie School was a late 19th and early 20th century architectural style most common to the Midwestern United States. The Mission Revival Style was an architectural movement that began in the late 19th century and drew inspiration from the early Spanish missions in California. In the course of the history of Classical architecture, an Italianate style of architecture was a distinct nineteenth-century phase in which Italian sixteenth-century Chester TownshipJPG|thumb|right|A federal style colonial home in Chester Township New Jersey]] Federal-style architecture occurred in the United States between 1780 ^[15]

The two tallest buildings of the Dayton skyline are the Kettering Tower at 408 ft (124 m) and the MeadWestvaco Tower at 385 ft (117 m). ^[16] Kettering Tower was originally Winters Tower, the headquarters of Winters Bank. The building was renamed after Virginia Kettering when Winters was merged into BankOne. Bank One Corporation, based in Chicago Illinois, was the sixth-largest Bank in the United States.

Culture and recreation

Dayton is home to the Dayton Art Institute, a museum of fine arts. The Dayton Art Institute (DAI is a Museum of Fine arts in Dayton, Ohio, USA. The National Museum of the United States Air Force is at nearby Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The National Museum of the United States Air Force (formerly the United States Air Force Museum) is the official National Museum of the United States Air

The Dayton Metro Library is a library system consisting of 23 locations across the metropolitan area, with the Main Library located in downtown Dayton. Dayton Metro Library is a multi-branch Library system serving the residents of the Dayton Ohio, Metropolitan area.

The Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park commemorates the lives and achievements of Dayton natives Orville and Wilbur Wright and Paul Laurence Dunbar. Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park in Dayton Ohio, USA that commemorates three

SunWatch Indian Village/Archaeological Park is located on the south end of Dayton. SunWatch Indian Village / Archaeological Park is a recreated Fort Ancient Native American village that sits alongside the Great Miami River in SunWatch is the location of a 12th century American Indian village that has been partially reconstructed and includes a museum where visitors can learn about the Indian history of the Miami Valley.

Dayton is also home to a variety of performing arts venues. The Benjamin and Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center at the corner of Second and Main, is the home performance venue of the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra and the Dayton Opera. The Benjamin and Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center is located in Dayton Ohio and was built in 2003 to serve as Dayton's key performance arts center The Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra (DPO is a musical group in Dayton Ohio. For nearly 50 years Dayton Opera has had a rich history of producing high quality professional Opera in the Miami Valley. In addition to Philharmonic and Opera performances, the Schuster Center hosts concerts, lectures, traveling Broadway shows, and is a popular spot for weddings and other events. The historic Victoria Theatre, located at the corner of First and Main, hosts concerts, traveling Broadway shows, ballet, a summertime classic film series, and much more. The Victoria Theatre located in downtown Dayton Ohio, USA was originally opened as the Turner Opera House in early 1866 before a massive fire consumed it in 1869 Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Ballet is a formalized form of Dance with its origins in the French court further developed in France and Russia as a Concert dance The Loft Theatre, also on Main Street, is the home of the Human Race Theatre Company.

Dayton is also the home to the Gem City Ballet and Progressive Dance Theater, companies in residence at the Pontecorvo Ballet Studio.

South of Dayton in Kettering is the Fraze Pavilion which hosts many nationally and internationally known musicians for concerts. Kettering is a city in Greene and Montgomery Counties in the U The Fraze Pavilion is a 4300-seat outdoor Amphitheater in Kettering Ohio that opened in 1991 Also south of downtown, on the banks of the Great Miami River, is the University of Dayton Arena, home venue for the University of Dayton Flyers basketball teams and the location of various other events and concerts. The Great Miami River (also called the Miami River) is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately University of Dayton Arena is a 13409-seat multi-purpose Arena in Dayton Ohio. The University of Dayton (abbreviated UD) is a private Catholic University operated by the Society of Mary located in Dayton Ohio North of Dayton is the Hara Arena and the Nutter Center, venues that frequently host sporting events and concerts. The Hara Arena is a 5500-seat multi-purpose Arena in Trotwood Ohio, just outside of the city of Dayton Ohio. The Ervin J Nutter Center is an entertainment complex located just outside of Dayton Ohio on the Wright State University campus in Fairborn Ohio The Nutter Center is the home arena for athletics of Wright State University and the Dayton Bombers. Wright State University is a public University in Ohio, US The university uses Dayton as its postal address (3640 Colonel Glenn Highway Dayton The Dayton Bombers are entering their 18th season as an ECHL Ice hockey team located in Dayton Ohio, USA.

From 1996 to 1998, Dayton hosted the National Folk Festival. The National Folk Festival in the United States (known also as the National) was first presented in St

The Dayton Amateur Radio Association annually hosts North America's largest hamfest at Hara Arena in Trotwood,^[17] a neighboring suburb. A Hamfest is a convention of Amateur radio enthusiasts where they swap information and gear The Hara Arena is a 5500-seat multi-purpose Arena in Trotwood Ohio, just outside of the city of Dayton Ohio. Trotwood, named for Betsy Trotwood (the Charles Dickens character is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. Amateur radio operators are commonly referred to as "hams" with as many as 25,000 traveling from around the world to attend this convention. See also Amateur radio An amateur radio operator is an individual who typically uses equipment at an Amateur radio station to engage in two-way

The Dayton Canoe Club is a private club located on four rivers where canoeing is enjoyed by many enthusiasts. The Dayton Canoe Club was organized in 1912 and has an active membership today. They host events yearlong and members can also use the main hall for private events.

Sports

Club	League	Venue	Established	Championships
Dayton Dragons	MWL, Baseball	Fifth Third Field	1998	0
Dayton Bombers	ECHL, Ice hockey	Nutter Center	1991	0
Dayton Jets	IBL, Basketball	Colonel White High School	2006	1

Media

Newspapers

The principal general-circulation daily newspaper in the region is the Dayton Daily News, which is owned by Cox Enterprises. The Dayton Daily News ( DDN) is a daily Newspaper published in Dayton Ohio. Cox Enterprises is the successor to the Publishing company founded in Dayton, Ohio, by James Middleton Cox Christian Citizen USA (currently doing business as Citizen USA), which claims to uphold "traditional values" and distances itself from secular media,^[18] is a newspaper with circulation in greater Dayton and its surrounding suburban communities. The Dayton City Paper is a free weekly circulation newspaper formerly known as the Impact Weekly. The Dayton City Paper is an Alternative newspaper published weekly in Dayton Ohio. The Kettering-Oakwood Times, part of the Brown Publishing family, is a weekly with circulation primarily in the south suburban communities. The Kettering-Oakwood Times is a daily suburban Newspaper part of Times Community Newspapers of Greater Dayton which is owned by Brown Publishing Company Brown weeklies have a circulation of over 100,000 in the Metro-Dayton area. Flyer News is the semiweekly student newspaper at the University of Dayton and serves the campus community. Flyer News is the independent Student newspaper of the University of Dayton in Dayton Ohio. The University of Dayton (abbreviated UD) is a private Catholic University operated by the Society of Mary located in Dayton Ohio The Guardian is the weekly student newspaper at Wright State University. Wright State University is a public University in Ohio, US The university uses Dayton as its postal address (3640 Colonel Glenn Highway Dayton And, the Clarion is the student newspaper of Sinclair Community College.

Television

The Dayton metro area's broadcast television stations are as follows:

• WDTN, Channel 2 – NBC, operated by LIN TV
• WHIO-TV, Channel 7 – CBS, operated by Cox Communications
• WPTD, Channel 16 – PBS, operated by ThinkTV (formerly known as Greater Dayton Public Television), which also operates WPTO, assigned to Oxford, Ohio
• WKEF, Channel 22 – ABC, operated by Sinclair Broadcasting
• WBDT, Channel 26 – The CW/i, operated by Acme Television
• WRGT-TV, Channel 45 – Fox/My Network TV, operated under a local marketing agreement by Sinclair Broadcasting

The Dayton television market is ranked the #62 Nielsen DMA in the United States. WDTN is the NBC -affiliated Television station for the Miami Valley area of Ohio. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's WHIO-TV is a Television station in Dayton Ohio. It broadcasts on channel 7 and is an affiliate of CBS. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Cox Communications, also known as Cox Cable and formerly Cox Broadcasting Corporation is a privately owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises providing digital WPTD is a television station in Dayton Ohio that is a member of the Public Broadcasting Service. The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the WPTD is a television station in Dayton Ohio that is a member of the Public Broadcasting Service. WPTD is a television station in Dayton Ohio that is a member of the Public Broadcasting Service. Oxford is a city in northwestern Butler County, Ohio, United States, in the southwestern portion of the state WKEF is a broadcast Television station in Dayton Ohio, affiliated with the ABC network The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. The Sinclair Broadcast Group ( SBG) is the operator of the largest number of local Television stations in the United States with a total of 57 stations WBDT, channel 26 is the CW -affiliated Television station for Dayton Ohio that is licensed to Springfield. The CW Television Network ( The CW) is a Television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006-2007 television season. Ion Television is a broadcast television network first broadcast on August 31 1998 WRGT-TV is a broadcast television station in Dayton Ohio affiliated with the Fox network MyNetworkTV (unofficially abbreviated MyNet or MNT) is a Television network in the United States, owned by the Fox Broadcasting Company The Sinclair Broadcast Group ( SBG) is the operator of the largest number of local Television stations in the United States with a total of 57 stations

Nationally syndicated morning talk show The Daily Buzz originated from WBDT-TV, the Acme property in Miamisburg, Ohio before moving to its current home in Florida. The Daily Buzz is a nationally syndicated morning News program produced in Orlando, Florida by ACME Communications shown mostly

Radio

AM format

• WLW 700 - News/Talk (based in Cincinnati)
• WPFB 910 - Classic Country (based in Middletown)
• WONE 980 – sports (Fox Sports)
• WGNZ 1110 - gospel hit radio (based in Fairborn)
• WDAO 1210 – black contemporary / soul music
• WHIO 1290 – news and talk (Cox Communications-owned, Fox News Radio Affiliate)
• WIZE 1340 - repeater for WONE 980 (based in Springfield)
• WING 1410 – sports (ESPN Radio)
• WBZI 1500 - country (based in Xenia) plus repeaters WEDI 1130 in Eaton and WKFI 1090 in Wilmington
• WPTW 1570 - high school sports (based in Piqua)
• WULM 1600 - "Radio Maria USA" Catholic radio. WLW is a Clear channel radio station located in Cincinnati Ohio, run by Clear Channel Communications and broadcasting on 700 kHz AM. Middletown is an All-American City[http //wwwenquirercom/editions/2003/03/14/loc_middletownmood14 WGNZ "Good News 1110" is an AM broadcasting station operating at 1110 kHz with studios in Fairborn Ohio and transmitter in Xenia (the original city Fairborn is a city in Greene County, Ohio, United States, near Dayton and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. WDAO "The Real Rhythm Of The City" is a daytime-only commercial AM radio station in Dayton Ohio operating on the frequency of 1210 kHz with a power of 1000 watts WHIO (1290 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format Cox Communications, also known as Cox Cable and formerly Cox Broadcasting Corporation is a privately owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises providing digital WIZE is an AM radio station in Springfield Ohio operating on 1340 kHz. Springfield is a city in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Clark County. WING "ESPN 1410" is a commercial AM radio station in Dayton Ohio operating with 5000 watts at 1410 kHz with studios offices and transmitter located on David WBZI "Classic Country Radio" is a daytime-only AM broadcasting station in Xenia Ohio, United States at 1500 kHz operating with 500 watts Xenia (pronounced Zeen-yuh is a city in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Greene County. WEDI "Classic Country Radio" (for E aton D ayton and I ndianais a daytime-only commercial AM radio broadcasting station at 1130kHz licensed Eaton is a city in and the County seat of Preble County, Ohio, United States. WKFI (1090 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Classic Country format Wilmington is a city in and the County seat of Clinton County, Ohio, United States. WPTW "The Voice of Miami County " (for P iqua T roy and W est Milton is a commercial AM radio station in Piqua Ohio USA Piqua is a city in Miami County, Ohio, United States. The population was 20738 at the 2000 census. WULM " Radio Maria " 1600-AM (for " U nder (Our L ady's M antle" is an American non-commercial AM Radio Maria is an international Catholic radio Broadcasting service founded in Erba ( CO) Italy in the diocese . . repeater of KJMJ (based in Alexandria, Louisiana transmitting in Springfield)
• 1660 - Informational Radio (Based in Kettering)

FM format

• WDPR 88. KJMJ " Radio Maria " (for "Jesus Mary and Joseph" is an American AM radio broadcasting stationin Alexandria Louisiana where the Diocese Alexandria is a City in and the Parish seat of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. Springfield is a city in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Clark County. Kettering is a city in Greene and Montgomery Counties in the U WDPR (881 FM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Classical, Public Radio format 1 – Dayton Public Radio, classical
• WCSU 88. WCSU-FM (889 FM) is a National Public Radio member station Licensed in Wilberforce Ohio, USA the station is currently owned by Central State University 9 – Urban jazz and gospel
• WQRP 89. WQRP is a Radio station owned by WQRP Family Broadcasting Incorporated 5 – Praise 89. 5, Christian Praise and Worship
• WCDR 90. WCDR (903 FM "The Path" is a Radio station broadcasting a Religious format 3 – Christian (based in nearby Cedarville, Ohio)
• WYSO 91. Cedarville is a village in Greene County, Ohio, United States. 3 – National Public Radio (based in nearby Yellow Springs, Ohio)
• WROU 92. Yellow Springs is a village in Greene County, Ohio, United States, and is the home of Antioch College. WROU is an Urban Adult Contemporary radio station at 921 FM licensed in West Carrollton Ohio serving the Dayton area and owned and operated by Main Line broadcasting 1 – Urban adult contemporary
• WGTZ 92. WGTZ "Fly 929"(for " G reat T rails Z -93" the original call sign meaning is a commercial FM station licensed in Eaton Ohio 9 – Jack Format 50's-90's "We Play Anything" (Fly 92. 9)
• WFCJ 93. WFCJ (937 FM) "For Christ Jesus" is a Radio station broadcasting a Religious format 7 – Christian (WFCJ Inspiration!)
• WDKF 94. WDKF ("Channel 9-4-5", formerly known as "94-5 KISS FM" is a rhythmic-leaning Mainstream Top 40 Radio station serving 5 – Top 40 rhythmic pop (Channel 945)
• WSWD 94. WSWD, better known as 949 The Sound, is an FM radio station in Cincinnati Ohio that began broadcasting on November 9 2006, replacing 9 - Adult alternative (94. 9 The Sound - based in Fairfield, Ohio)
• WZLR 95. Fairfield is a city in Butler and Hamilton counties in the US WZLR (953 FM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Classic Hits format 3 – Classic hits (95. 3 The Eagle)
• WHIO 95. 7 – News and talk (WHIO FM) (Simulcasts with WHIO 1290AM)
• WFTK 96. WFTK (965 FM, "96 Rock" is an Active rock formatted Radio station in Cincinnati operated by Cumulus Media. 5 - Rock (96Rock - based in Lebanon, Ohio)
• WOKL 96. For other places with the same name see Lebanon (disambiguation. 9 - Contemporary Christian (based in Troy, repeater of K-LOVE 89. Troy is a city in Miami County, Ohio, United States. The population was 21999 at the 2000 census. K-LOVE is a Family Contemporary Christian music Radio network in the United States, operated by Sacramento area based Non-profit 3 FM in Winchester, Oregon)
• WSWO 97. Winchester is an unincorporated community in Douglas County Oregon, United States. WSWO-LP "Ultimate Oldies Radio" is a non-commercial low-power FM station at 97 7/101. 5 - Ultimate Oldies (based in Huber Heights)
• WUDR 98. Huber Heights is a city in Montgomery, Miami, and Greene Counties in the U WUDR (981/995 FM is a non-commercial, college Radio station located on the campus of the University of Dayton in Dayton Ohio. 1/99. 5 - Flyer Radio (University of Dayton)
• WKET 98. The University of Dayton (abbreviated UD) is a private Catholic University operated by the Society of Mary located in Dayton Ohio WKET (983 FM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Album Oriented Rock format 3 - "The Bird" Student run station out of Fairmont High School (Impact 98. Kettering Fairmont High School is located in Kettering, Ohio, United States. 3) (Based in Kettering)
• WHKO 99. Kettering is a city in Greene and Montgomery Counties in the U WHKO (991 FM, "K991" is a Country music Radio station licensed to Dayton Ohio. 1 – Country (K99. 1FM)
• WLQT 99. WLQT (999 FM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Soft Adult Contemporary format 9 – Soft adult contemporary (Lite 99. 9)
• WEEC 100. WEEC (1007 FM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Christian format 7 - Christian
• WCWT 101. 5 - Student run station out of Centerville High School (Based in Centerville)
• WDHT 102. Centerville High School is a Public school of Secondary education for grades 9–12 located in Centerville, Ohio, situated ten miles south Centerville is a city in Montgomery and Greene Counties in the U WDHT, "Hot 1029", is an urban Radio station in Springfield Ohio serving the Dayton area that broadcasts 9 – Urban (Hot 102. 9)
• WGRR 103. WGRR is a Classic Hits Radio station in the Cincinnati Ohio market ( Arbitron #28 on the FM dial at 103 5 - Oldies (Based in Cincinnati, Ohio)
• WXEG 103. WXEG-FM (1039 FM) known as "The "X" is a Active Rock formatted Radio station based in Dayton Ohio, and owned by 9 – Modern rock (The X)
• WTUE 104. WTUE is a Classic rock station with studios in Dayton Ohio. WTUE is also currently an affiliate of The Bob and Tom Show. 7 – Classic rock
• WPFB 105. 9 - Country (The Rebel 105. 9)
• WDSJ 106. WDSJ (Smooth Jazz 1065 is a Radio station licensed to Greenville Ohio and is based in the Dayton /Metropolitan Area 5 – Smooth jazz (Smooth Jazz 106. 5)
• WWSU 106.9 – College radio (Wright State University)
• WMMX 107. WWSU (1069 FM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Variety format WMMX (1077 FM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Hot Adult Contemporary format 7 – Hot adult contemporary (Mix 107. 7)

Some Cincinnati and other southwest Ohio radio and television stations can be received in parts of Dayton, as well.

Transportation

The Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority (RTA) operates public bus routes in the Dayton metro area. The Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority, formerly known as the Miami Valley RTA is a public transit service that generally serves the greater Dayton area In addition to routes covered by traditional diesel-powered buses, RTA has a number of electric trolley bus routes. Diesel or Diesel fuel (ˈdiːzəl in general is any Fuel used in Diesel engines The most common is a specific fractional distillate of petroleum In continuous operation since 1888, Dayton's is the longest-running of the five remaining trolley bus systems in the U. S. There is currently no RTA bus route serving the Dayton International Airport.

Air transportation is available via the James M. Cox Dayton International Airport, located in nearby Vandalia, just north of Dayton proper. James M Cox Dayton International Airport, also referred to as simply Dayton International Airport, is a public Airport located nine miles (14 km north of the Do not change information and leave references contradicting it People from nearby cities such as Cincinnati, Columbus, and Indianapolis travel and fly out of Dayton due to lower costs.

Liberty Cab (in operation since 1929), Checker Cab and Airport Checker Cab all provide taxicab service throughout the Dayton metro area. Checker Taxi (Checker Cab was the iconic American taxi produced by the Checker Motors Company of Kalamazoo Michigan. A taxicab, also taxi or cab, is a type of Public transport for a single passenger or small group of passengers typically for a non-shared ride

Dayton is located on Interstate 75, which intersects Interstate 70 just north of the city. Interstate 75 (I-75 is a major north-south Interstate Highway in the midwest and southeastern United States. Interstate 70 (I-70 is an Interstate highway in the United States that runs from Interstate 15 near Cove Fort Utah, to a Park and Ride This intersection is also known as "Freedom Veterans Crossroads. "

The intersection of Route 4 and Interstate 75 is also known to locals as Malfunction Junction, because of the sharp turn in the Northbound lanes of I-75 that causes heavy traffic delays during Rush Hour. State Route 4 is a major north-south state highway in Ohio. Its southern terminus is at U " Malfunction Junction " is a derisive nickname given by motorists to a confusing dangerous or otherwise problematic interchange. That section of interstate is also known for traffic accidents.

Starting in October 2007, a multi-year project to upgrade Interstate 75 through downtown gets under way. There will be three continuous through lanes on Interstate 75, when the project is two-thirds complete in 2011.

US 35 is also a major east-west highway passing through downtown Dayton, carrying commuters east to Xenia, Ohio or west to the Ohio-Indiana border. US Route 35 is a north-south United States highway that runs northwest-southeast for approximately from northern Indiana to the western suburbs of Charleston The stretch of US 35 through downtown is currently wrapping up major reconstruction.

Education

Dayton is home to two major universities: the University of Dayton, a private, Catholic institution founded in 1850 by the Marianist order, and the public Wright State University, which became a state university in 1967. The University of Dayton (abbreviated UD) is a private Catholic University operated by the Society of Mary located in Dayton Ohio Wright State University is a public University in Ohio, US The university uses Dayton as its postal address (3640 Colonel Glenn Highway Dayton Wright State University has the only medical school in the Dayton area. The University of Dayton has the only American Bar Association (ABA) approved law school in the Dayton area. The American Bar Association ( ABA) founded August 21 1878 is a voluntary Bar association of Lawyers and law students which is not specific A law school (also known as a school of law or college of law) is an institution specializing in Legal education. ^[19] The Kettering College of Medical Arts offers two-year and four-year degrees in several disciplines including nursing. Kettering College of Medical Arts is located in Kettering Ohio near the city of Dayton Ohio. The Ohio Institute of Photography and Technology is a career-focused college also located in Dayton.

Dayton is also home to one of the country's leading community colleges,^[20] Sinclair Community College (founded as a YMCA college in 1887). A community college is a type of Educational institution. The term has different meanings in different countries Sinclair Community College is a Community college located in Dayton Ohio, with satellite locations in three neighboring cities—Englewood Huber Heights and

Dayton Public High Schools are: Paul Laurence Dunbar High, Thurgood Marshall High, Meadowdale High, Patterson Career Center, Belmont High, and Stivers School for the Arts. Dunbar High School is part of Dayton City Schools. The school is located in Dayton Ohio, and serves approximately 700 students Thurgood Marshall High School is a new High School at the Nettie Lee Roth school Site and has replaced the Colonel White High School for the Arts in Dayton, Meadowdale High School is part of Dayton City Schools. Located in Dayton Ohio, it serves approximately 1000 students The John H Patterson Career Center is part of Dayton City Schools. Belmont High School is part of Dayton City Schools. The school is located in Dayton Ohio, and serves approximately 1000 students Stivers School for the Arts is a Magnet school in the Dayton Public Schools in Dayton Ohio, USA located in the St Paul Laurence Dunbar High has won the Ohio Division II state men's basketball title in the past two years, in 2006 and 2007. Private high schools include Chaminade-Julienne Catholic High School. Chaminade Julienne Catholic High School is a private co-educational center-city Catholic High school located in downtown Dayton, Ohio, and

During the 1990s, The Dayton Public School System was the lowest performing school district in the state of Ohio. After a dramatic reconstructioning of the schools in the mid 2000s, the school system had a new superintendent, Dr. Percy Mack. The district moved up from "academic emergency" to "continuous improvement", building new schools and the first all girls school in the City. The school districts motto states that "A New Day is Dawning" for Dayton Public Schools. On May 8, 2007, taxpayers voted against a school levy. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. As a result, approximately 250 teaching jobs were cut in a Reduction in Force, class sizes were increased, transportation services were reduced and some athletic programs were cut as well. Layoff is the temporary suspension or permanent Termination of employment of an Employee or (more commonly a group of employees for Business reasons

Points of interest

• Cox Arboretum and Gardens MetroPark
• Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum

Museums

• Boonshoft Museum of Discovery
• Carillon Historical Park
• Dayton Art Institute
• Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park
• Dayton International Peace Museum
• Montgomery County Historical Society
• National Museum of the United States Air Force
• SunWatch Indian Village/Archaeological Park
• Americas Packard Museum
• Aullwood Audubon Center and Farm

Trivia

• The city has a rich heritage of inventions and innovations, with more patents per capita than any other city in the nation. The Cox Arboretum and Gardens MetroPark (189 acres is an Arboretum and park located at 6733 Springboro Pike Dayton Ohio. The Boonshoft Museum of Discovery is a museum in Dayton Ohio, that focuses on Science. Carillon Historical Park is a 65-acre (263 ha park and museum in Dayton Ohio, which contains historic buildings and exhibits concerning the history of technology and the history The Dayton Art Institute (DAI is a Museum of Fine arts in Dayton, Ohio, USA. Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park in Dayton Ohio, USA that commemorates three The Dayton International Peace Museum is a Museum located in Dayton Ohio at 208 West Monument Avenue Montgomery County Historical Society is designated as official historian of Montgomery County Ohio and Miami Valley heritage. The National Museum of the United States Air Force (formerly the United States Air Force Museum) is the official National Museum of the United States Air SunWatch Indian Village / Archaeological Park is a recreated Fort Ancient Native American village that sits alongside the Great Miami River in America's Packard Museum is an antique automobile museum located in Dayton Ohio. Aullwood Audubon Center and Farm is a natural area and educational farm in Montgomery County in southwestern Ohio, United States about 10 miles (16 km northwest Some of these inventions include the powered airplane, cash register, the stepladder, microfiche, waterproof cellophane, pop top beverage cans, the movie projector, space food, parking meters, the aircraft supercharger, the automobile self starter, gas masks, leaded gasoline, CFCs, the portable crib], the ice cube tray, Cheez-It, and the parachute. Aviation history deals with the development of mechanical Flight, from the earliest attempts in Kite -powered and gliding flight to powered Heavier-than-air flight A cash register is a mechanical or electronic device for calculating and recording sales transactions and an attached Cash drawer for storing Currency. A ladder is a vertical or inclined set of rungs or steps. There are two types rigid ladders that can be leaned against a vertical surface such as a Wall, and Microforms are any form either films or paper containing microreproductions of documents for transmission storage reading and printing Cellophane is a thin transparent sheet made of regenerated Cellulose. A beverage can (or drinks can) is most often an Aluminum Can manufactured to hold a single serving of a Beverage. This article is concerned with technical aspects of moving film projection Space food are food products specially created and processed for consumption by Astronauts in Outer space. A parking meter is a device used to collect money in exchange for the right to park a Vehicle in a particular place for a limited amount of time A supercharger is an air compressor used for Forced induction of an Internal combustion engine. An automobile self-starter (commonly "starter motor" or simply "starter" is an Electric motor that initiates rotational motion in a car's Internal A gas mask is a Mask worn over the face to protect the wearer from inhaling airborne Pollutants and Toxic materials The haloalkanes (also known as halogenoalkanes or alkyl halides) are a group of Chemical compounds consisting of Alkanes such as Methane O'Shea Jackson (born June 15 1969 better known by his Stage name Ice Cube, is an American Actor, Screenwriter, producer, and Cheez-It crackers are an American Snack food manufactured by the Kellogg Company. A parachute is a device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere by creating drag.

• The first American Professional Football Association (precursor to the NFL) game was played in Triangle Park between the Dayton Triangles and the Columbus Panhandles on October 3, 1920. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The Dayton Triangles were an original franchise of the American Professional Football Association (now the National Football League) in 1920 The Columbus Panhandles were a professional football team from Columbus Ohio and later played in the American Professional Football Association later renamed the National Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar

• The first All-American Soap Box Derby was held in Dayton on August 19, 1934. The Soap Box Derby is a youth Soapbox car racing program which has been run in the United States since 1934 Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Sister Cities

Dayton has five sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International, Inc. (SCI):

• Augsburg, Germany
• Holon, Israel
• Monrovia, Liberia
• Oiso, Japan
• Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

See also

List of people from Dayton, Ohio

References

External links

• Official city website
• Dayton travel guide from Wikitravel
• Dayton Daily News
• Dayton Metro Library
• Dayton History Books Online
• Dayton Public Schools
• Greater Dayton RTA Bus Lines
• History of NCR
• Visitors' information (from Wright State University)
• What Dreams We Have, The Wright Brothers and Their Hometown of Dayton, OH

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