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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Dayton,_OhioDayton, Ohio - Wikipedia

    Dayton ( / ˈdeɪtən / ⓘ) is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. [5] A small part of the city extends into Greene County. [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 ...

  2. www.daytondailynews.com › local › dayton-history-howDayton history: How the city of Dayton, Ohio was founded

    Apr 1, 2024 · X. This story was part of a year-long series about Dayton’s history published in the Dayton Daily News throughout 1963. The Dayton story begins with the arrival of settlers from Cincinnati in ...

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  4. www.daytondailynews.com › news › localWhy is Dayton called the "Gem City?" - Dayton Daily News

    Many Dayton businesses and organizations have incorporated the moniker into their own name, but few Daytonians can explain why their city is known as a “gem.”. Historians have developed a few ...

  5. www.dayton.com › news › special-reportsHow Dayton got its name

    Dec 19, 2014 · Dayton has a history to its name that most Daytonians probably don't know. We say where we are from and can't say how our city got its name General Arthur St. What to ...

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  7. www.britannica.com › place › Dayton-OhioDayton | Map, History, Population, & Facts | Britannica

    May 1, 2024 · Dayton is now the heart of a large diversified urban complex and a market and distribution centre for a fertile agricultural region. It is also a national aviation centre, stemming from the establishment of experimental aviation laboratories during World Wars I and II and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (1946), with its modern aviation complex, Air Force Institute of Technology (1947), and ...

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  8. www.wyso.org › news › 2014/09/11Why Is Dayton Called The “Gem City”? WYSO Curious Goes On A ...

    Sep 11, 2014 · The name didn’t stick until at least a few years later. In 1885, the Gem City Stove Co. became the first to officially adopt it. In 1887, the Dayton Board of Trade took on the name, and “Gem City” kept picking up steam over the years. “Demented Damsel” in the Gem City. Today organizations and businesses across the region use the name.

  9. www.daytondailynews.com › news › why-dayton-calledWhy is Dayton called the Gem City? And other Ohio city nicknames

    Jun 27, 2017 · X. Many towns and cities have a nickname. They can be good or bad nicknames, and sometimes their origins are mysterious. Here are stories of 10 city nicknames across Ohio: Dayton: "The Gem City ...

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