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Tuesday, October 20, 2009

A few random Dayton facts

By Ron Rollins | Tuesday, October 20, 2009, 02:00 PM

Thought I’d share these, which I got off the latest Dayton History newsletter (I’m on the board there, btw, but figured that facts is facts, and besides… it’s a slow day in the blogosphere!)

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Did You Know?

— Paul Laurence Dunbar wrote over 400 published poems, six novels and lyrics for Broadway musicals.

— Charles Kettering electrified the cash register while working in Dayton at NCR.

— Dayton was once the home of over 1,000 factories.

— Dayton once had over a dozen car manufacturers.

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