Knowra Dayton Dayton Dayton is a city in southwestern Ohio on the Great Miami River. It is closely associated with the Wright brothers and the development of powered flight.
Huffman Prairie : A field near Dayton where the Wright brothers tested and refined their airplanes. The brothers’ repeated flight experiments made this prairie a landmark of Dayton’s aviation history.
Treaty of Greenville : A 1795 treaty that ended the Northwest Indian War and opened much of present-day Ohio to U.S. settlement. The treaty preceded the settlement of the region where Dayton was founded.
Orville Wright : American aviation pioneer who, with his brother Wilbur, developed and flew the first successful powered airplane. Orville was born and worked in Dayton, where the brothers built their aircraft.
1904–1905 Wright Flyer : The Wright brothers’ airplane that made sustained, controlled flights at Huffman Prairie near Dayton. Its testing demonstrated the practical control system developed through Dayton experiments.
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base : A major United States Air Force installation near Dayton, Ohio. The base anchors a large aerospace and defense presence in the Dayton area.
Wright Cycle Company : A bicycle shop operated by Wilbur and Orville Wright in Dayton, Ohio. The shop supported the work and income behind their aviation experiments.
Benjamin Van Cleve : An early settler and civic leader who helped establish Dayton, Ohio. He was among the founders who laid out the settlement in 1796.
Wilbur Wright : American aviation pioneer who, with his brother Orville, developed and flew the first successful powered airplane. Wilbur made Dayton a base for the brothers’ experiments and engineering work.
National Cash Register Company : A company founded in Dayton that became a major manufacturer of cash registers and business machines. Its growth made Dayton a prominent center of manufacturing and corporate employment.
Kettering, Ohio : A city in Montgomery County, Ohio, immediately south of Dayton. Kettering is part of the continuous urban area surrounding Dayton.
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