Dayton

Montgomery County seat

Dayton is a city in southwestern Ohio, historically significant for aviation—the Wright brothers developed their aircraft there.

It appears in place names across the United States, and as a surname and given name.

He grew up in Dayton.

The Dayton Agreement ended the Bosnian War in 1995.

industry

NCR

Register and ATM manufacturer

factories · assembly · production · GM · Delphi · defense contractors · logistics · warehousing · tech corridor · workforce

aviation

Wright brothers

First airplane builders

Orville · airfield · hangar · propeller · flight · aeronautics · pilot · glider · Wright Flyer · air show

city

Ohio

Midwestern state, major river

neighborhoods · skyline · Carillon · Sinclair · riverfront · metro area · city commission

innovation

inventors

Creators of new devices

pop-top · stepladder · parachute · film projector · self-starter · refrigerant · research · engineering · entrepreneurship · startups

Categories
Opposites
Ohio regional rivalry

DaytonColumbus

Ohio's seat of government

Cincinnati · Cleveland · Toledo · Akron

urban scale/glamour

DaytonNew York City

America's largest city

Los Angeles · Miami · San Francisco · Las Vegas · Chicago

Rust Belt vs. Sun Belt trajectory

DaytonPhoenix

Arizona's capital city

Austin · Charlotte · Atlanta · Denver · Dallas

Family

town

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G