Monthly Archives: April 2026

An Elevator Accident in 1954

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On July 31, 1954, a 31-year-old elevator operator lost her left foot in an elevator-related injury at 11 West Monument Ave. Helen Johnson forced the shaftway door open on the 8th floor, thinking she had left the elevator there. She then fell from the 8th floor all the way down to the 4th, only stopping when her foot was caught by the counterweight. She recovered at Miami Valley Hospital.

Source: Elevator Victim Reported “Fair”, Dayton Daily News, August 2, 1954, Page 4

Honor Flight Dayton 2026

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Honor Flight Dayton transports WWII, Korea Era, and Vietnam Era veterans to see their national memorials in Washington, DC. Priority is given to WWII vets and terminally ill vets from any war. Trips are offered via air or RVC (Recreational Vehicle Convoy) transportation at no cost to the veteran. This includes airfare, lodging, bus transportation while in DC, meals, t-shirts, and disposable cameras.

This year’s flight is on May 30th. To apply as a Veteran, Guardian, or Volunteer, visit the Honor Flight Dayton Application Page.

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Happy Birthday, Dayton!

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On April 1st, Dayton turned 230 years old!!!!

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Footprints in the cement at Founder’s Point at Riverscape Metropark to remember the first settlers of Dayton.

”The boat party was the first to arrive. Rounding the curve in the river, where for so many years since then it has been flowing under the Dayton View Bridge, the pioneers perceived before their eyes the swift current of Mad River emptying itself into the main channel, just as it had been described, and saying to each other (so we may imagine), ‘Yes this must be the place,’ they tied the pirogue to a tree at the head of St, Clair Street and led by Mrs. Thompson, all clambered ashore.

At that moment, DAYTON came on the map!” – Charlotte Reeve Conover in The Story of Dayton