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. |
