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History. Dayton was founded on April 1, 1796, by 12 settlers known as the Thompson Party. They traveled in March from Cincinnati up the Great Miami River by pirogue and landed at what is now St. Clair Street, where they found two small camps of Native Americans.
Aug 23, 2015 · Aug 23, 2015. X. Dayton has long been called the “Gem City,” a curious nickname that may have originated exactly 170 years ago this month. Many Dayton businesses and organizations have...
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Jan 30, 2018 · The first refers to a well known racehorse that was trained and owned in Dayton during the 19th century called Gem. The second refers to an article written in the Cincinnati Daily Chronicle by someone named only “T,” over 170 years ago.
Sep 25, 2024 · Dayton, city, seat (1803) of Montgomery county, southwestern Ohio, U.S., located 54 miles (87 km) northeast of Cincinnati, on a low floodplain of the Great Miami River, at the confluence of the Stillwater and Mad rivers and Wolf Creek. Learn more about Dayton, including its history.
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Sep 11, 2014 · about strikes going on in South African diamond mines in the 1880s, and wanted to call Dayton the “Gem City” in solidarity with strikers there. This sparkling answer, appeared in the Dayton Daily News in the 1980s, after columnist Millie B. was asked about Dayton’s nickname.
Nov 5, 2015 · Early English settlers like Moses Cleaveland and John Dayton, named their cities after themselves. Although, some early settlers and politicians chose to name cities after figures from history that they admired. Like Columbus, named after Christopher, and Cincinnati, named after Cincinnatus, an ancient Roman statesman.
Apr 1, 2024 · The Dayton story begins with the arrival of settlers from Cincinnati in April of 1796. Three parties, totaling 36 men, women and children, left the Queen City in March. Two followed a trail...
