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  2. Dayton, Ohio - Wikipedia

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    Dayton ( / ˈdeɪtən / ⓘ) is a city in Montgomery and Greene counties and the county seat of Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. [5] [6] As of the 2020 census, the city proper had a population of 137,644, making it the sixth-most populous city in Ohio. It anchors the state's fourth-largest metropolitan area, the Dayton metropolitan area ...

  3. University of Dayton - Wikipedia

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    University of Dayton. / 39.740415; -84.179213. The University of Dayton ( UD) is a private, Catholic research university in Dayton, Ohio. Founded in 1850 by the Society of Mary, it is one of three Marianist Universities in the United States and the second-largest private university in Ohio. Its campus is located in southern Dayton and spans 388 ...

  4. Dayton History - Wikipedia

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    Dayton History. Dayton History [1] is an organization located in Dayton, Ohio, USA, formed in 2005 by the merger of the Montgomery County Historical Society (originally the Dayton Historical Society) and Dayton's Carillon Historical Park . The private non-profit (501c3) organization was established to acknowledge the history of Dayton, Ohio.

  5. Dayton metropolitan area - Wikipedia

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    Dayton metropolitan area. /  39.8294°N 84.1419°W  / 39.8294; -84.1419. Metro Dayton or the Miami Valley, or more formally the Dayton–Kettering–Beavercreek, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of three counties in the Miami Valley region of Ohio and is anchored by the ...

  6. Great Flood of 1913 - Wikipedia

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    The Great Flood of 1913 occurred between March 23 and March 26, after major rivers in the central and eastern United States flooded from runoff and several days of heavy rain. Related deaths and damage in the United States were widespread and extensive. While the exact number is not certain, flood-related deaths in Ohio, Indiana, and eleven ...

  7. Carillon Historical Park - Wikipedia

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    Carillon Historical Park is a 65-acre (26.3 ha) park and museum in Dayton, Ohio, which contains historic buildings and exhibits concerning the history of technology and the history of Dayton and its residents from 1796 to the present. As a part of the University of Dayton, the historical elements of the park were the brainchild of Colonel ...

  8. Steele's Hill–Grafton Hill Historic District - Wikipedia

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    86001237 [1] (original) 100009613 (increase) Significant dates. Added to NRHP. June 5, 1986. Boundary increase. December 18, 2023. The Steele's Hill–Grafton Hill Historic District, or simply known locally as Grafton Hill, is a small 18-block sector of Dayton, Ohio, United States that was developed in the late 19th century.

  9. Downtown Dayton - Wikipedia

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    Downtown Dayton is the central business district of Dayton, Ohio, United States. Major reinvestment in the downtown area began heavily in the mid-1990s, and continues today with $2 billion in residential, commercial, health, and transportation developments that has or is taking place in the downtown area. While much of the city's population ...