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Dayton Unknown

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Come along with us as we explore Dayton's Unknown!

 Dayton, Ohio
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Peter Sunderland daytonunknown.com/2023/05/12…

Peter Sunderland

Samuel Spencer born on April 14th, 1698 in Yorkshire England. Born to the 3rd Earl of Sunderland Charles and his commoner wife Judith, Samuel was not entitled to any inheritance or title due to his…

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The Tragic & Sensationalized Death of Anna Hockwalt daytonunknown.com/2023/05/05…
The Tragic & Sensationalized Death of Anna Hockwalt

The Tragic & Sensationalized Death of Anna Hockwalt

Anna Hockwalt Date of Death: January 10, 1884 “Wisely they leave graves open for the dead ‘Cos some to early are brought to bed.” During the flurry of activity in preparation for her brother’s wedd…

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Halfway to Halloween daytonunknown.com/2023/04/28…
Halfway to Halloween

Halfway to Halloween

This Saturday, April 29th at 5pm! Come out to the Oregon District to celebrate Halfway to Halloween with us. They will also be announcing the theme for this Hauntfest. Outside of Clash Dayton and H…

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Allistair Dunn daytonunknown.com/2023/04/21…

Allistair Dunn

Allistair Dunn was born April 21, 1921 in Scotland. When he was five, his family emigrated to Detroit, Michigan, where he grew up and attended school. After graduation, Al enlisted in the Army Air …

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1914 Dayton Ghost Stories – Premonition of Death daytonunknown.com/2023/04/14…

1914 Dayton Ghost Stories – Premonition of Death

We have another addition to our 1914 Dayton Ghost Stories! This story is Premonition of Death, which was published on January 24th, 1914.

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The Bride Who Thought She Was a Widow daytonunknown.com/2023/04/07…
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Happy 227th birthday, Dayton! daytonunknown.com/2023/03/31…
Happy 227th birthday, Dayton!

Happy 227th birthday, Dayton!

On April 1st 1796, Dayton was founded by the Thompson Party! Happy 227th birthday, Dayton!

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The 100th Birthday of MSgt. Richard Gard daytonunknown.com/2023/03/24…
The 100th Birthday of MSgt. Richard Gard

The 100th Birthday of MSgt. Richard Gard

Family and friends of Master Sergeant Richard Gard are asking for help honoring him for his upcoming 100th birthday. They are collecting cards to present to him on his birthday, coming up on April …

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Martin Gottlieb daytonunknown.com/2023/03/17…
Martin Gottlieb

Martin Gottlieb

Although from Dayton, Author Martin Gottlieb had initially only heard of Clement Vallandigham just a few times over many years. It wasn’t until he started paying attention to the name he felt…

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Even More Street and Bridge Honorary Designations daytonunknown.com/2023/03/10…

Even More Street and Bridge Honorary Designations

This list is thanks to the book Hidden History by Tony Kroeger, with a small amount of Googling on our part. Walter J. Hickman Sr. Avenue (Brooklyn Avenue) – Hickman was a respected neighborh…

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March 3, 1996 daytonunknown.com/2023/03/03…
March 3, 1996

March 3, 1996

One spring day in 1996, a young girl boarded the school bus after a long day of 5th grade, only to find out that her usual seat was taken. Thankfully, a girl she didn’t know offered to share …

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1914 Dayton Ghost Stories – The Ghost at the Mill daytonunknown.com/2023/02/24…
1914 Dayton Ghost Stories – The Ghost at the Mill

1914 Dayton Ghost Stories – The Ghost at the Mill

On Sunday January 18th, 1914, The Dayton Daily News published a contest for Ghost Stories to be submitted, with prizes ranging from $1 to the grand prize of $20. We have five of these stories to sh…

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Reverend Desoto Bass daytonunknown.com/2023/02/17…
Reverend Desoto Bass

Reverend Desoto Bass

Maybe you’ve heard of the DeSoto Bass apartment complex, known as “the Bass” But do you know how it got its name? Reverend DeSoto Bass became the pastor of the Dayton First Wesley…

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A Glimpse of Dayton in the Early 1800s daytonunknown.com/2023/02/10…

A Glimpse of Dayton in the Early 1800s

Sometimes in our research, we find some interesting tidbits that aren’t enough for a full story, but we would like to share. Here are three articles from the early 1800s that give a glimpse o…

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Mad Anthony Wayne and the Longest Grave Ever daytonunknown.com/2023/02/03…

Mad Anthony Wayne and the Longest Grave Ever

Mad River, the former Wayne Township (now Huber Heights), Wayne High School, and Wayne Avenue are all named for Major General “Mad” Anthony Wayne. General Wayne served in the Revolutionary War and …

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It’s Our 8th Anniversary! daytonunknown.com/2023/01/27…

It’s Our 9th Anniversary!

On January 27th, 2014, Dayton Unknown shared our very first post. Since then… 354 Posts 1,257 Subscribers 87,808 Views 474 Instagram Posts 2,833 Instagram Followers(@daytonunknown) 910 Likes on Fac…

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Anthony Wayne daytonunknown.com/2023/01/13…
Anthony Wayne

Anthony Wayne

There is a lot to learn about Anthony Wayne, and not all information can be put into one post. We highly recommend learning more about Anthony Wayne’s life. Anthony Wayne was born January 1, 1745 i…

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Happy New Year daytonunknown.com/2023/01/06…
Happy New Year

Happy New Year

And we’re back! We hope everyone had a great Christmas and a Happy New Year. We’re excited to share more posts with you in the new year. As always, if you have any questions or story su…

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Holiday Hiatus 2022 daytonunknown.com/2022/11/25…

Holiday Hiatus 2022

We hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving yesterday! As Dayton Unknown does every year for the holidays, we are going to take a break for the rest of the year to enjoy time with our families. We ar…

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General Richard Montgomery daytonunknown.com/2022/11/18…
General Richard Montgomery

General Richard Montgomery

When Sara realized that she had lived here her entire life, and didn’t know who Dayton was named after, she had the idea for Dayton Unknown. Yet it never occurred to us that we didn’t know who Mont…

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