The Old Cottonwood Tree, Dayton, Ky
Dear Mrs. Hauser, This is a picture of our old
Cotton Wood tree is said to be over one
hundred yrs old hope you like it as well as the pumpkins
A few more words on the Cottonwood are here.

 

Another view of the Cottonwood
Photo by William Brengelman

 

Random Group of Dayton Boys, circa 1910

 

Third Street, Dayton, Kentucky

 

The Gowell Club, 1915 
The ad is from the back of the card

 

Dayton Fire Department, 1898

 

Dayton Fire Truck, 1916

 

Dayton Fire Department, 1941
Key to who's in the picture, here.

 

1883 Map of Northern Campbell County

 

 

This map of Dayton is mid to late 1800's
(note the sand bar)

 

  

Jesse Tannehill, left, was born in Dayton.
 His major league record can be found here.
 (He had a no hitter, six 20 game winning seasons, and is
 one of the few major league pitchers to ever steal home.)

Jesse's brother Lee Tannehill, right, was also a major
 leaguer, and his record is here.

Other Major League Baseball Players from Dayton:

 Bill "Shang" Kissinger, whose record is here.
John "Chick" Smith's major league record is here.
Todd Benzinger's major league record is here.

The most famous sports star to live in Dayton was likely former
UCLA basketball coach John Wooden.  Lonnie Wheeler's story
from the Kentucky Post is here.

 

 

Pictures of these young ladies and this house both were published by a photographer at 306
Dayton Avenue.  I assume they are early Dayton Scenes.  They're be c. WWI

In 1911, the Dayton Men's Club had a contest, for school
kids, to come up with a slogan for the city.  Entrants are here.

"The disgusting spectacle of drunken women was witnessed in the city yesterday afternoon.  Two women, moderately well dressed, came over here from Cincinnati and promenaded one or two of the prominent streets and then staggered to a street car at the corner of Third and Clay streets and were taken back as far as Newport.  To the credit of Dayton, it can be said they were strangers, supposed to hail from Newport, or Covington."  from the Kentucky Journal of Sept. 16, 1891.

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