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Dayton (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 39 45 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 39.7500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 084 11 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -84.1833 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located at confluence of Stillwater and Mad rivers & Wolf Creek, on floodplain of Great Miami River; was established after peace treaty with Shawnee was signed in 1795; grew with opening of Miami and Erie Canal & arrival of railroad in 1851; often flooded. |
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| Dayton (preferred,C,V)
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............ | named for one of its founders, Revolutionary War veteran Jonathan Dayton from New Jersey |
| Cabintown (C,V)
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| Venice (C,V)
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Ohio (state) (P) |
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Dayton (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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area was home to Shawnee Indians; modern town was laid out by European-Americans after Revolutionary War |
| city (C) |
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| county seat (C) |
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since 1803 |
| port (C) |
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| agricultural center (C) |
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| market center (C) |
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| manufacturing center (C) |
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produces auto parts, machine tools, refrigerators, air conditioners, computers, paper, rubber, putty & printed items |
| scientific center (C) |
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for invention of cash register & automobile self-starter; noted for aviators O & W Wright, & aeronautics & aviation research |
| university center (C) |
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site of University of Dayton (Roman Catholic, founded 1850), Wright State University & several other colleges & schools |
| cultural center (C) |
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noted for museums of art & natural history, symphony orchestra, & as home of black poet Paul Laurence Dunbar (died 1906) |
| military center (C) |
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for Air Force base |
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