Fire at the Requarth Lumber Company

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When fire ignited the Requarth Lumber Company building at 2 am, only two firefighters responded to the call. Not long after, there wear 77 firefighters and 18 pieces of equipment to battle the blaze. Sightings of the fire were reported to be seen as far away as Preble and Darke Counties, 10 miles away.

Requarth incurred $650,000 in damages, but firefighters were able to save most of the main building. The storage sheds were almost completely destroyed. At first, faulty equipment was blamed for the blaze but soon after, it was discovered that arson was the cause. Samuel Edward Ross, who was a patient from the Dayton Mental Health Center, started the fire in the storage yard at the west corner.

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Requarth Lumber Company

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“Bought lumber for making ribs and uprights from Requarth Co..” – Orville Wright in his journal, January 19, 1904

OW Requarth

Requarth Lumber was founded by Frederick August Requarth and Henry W. Meyer in 1860 as a small turning shop at Fourth Street and Wayne Avenue. They eventually moved to 447 East Monument Avenue in 1895, and have stayed there since.

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Previous Floods in Dayton

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Most Daytonians know about the big flood of 1913 in Dayton, but did you know that there were many others before?

Some of the major ones in Dayton History before 1913 were:

  • March 1805 – waters flooded Ludlow, Monument, and Main Streets. Following this flood, Daniel Cooper suggested moving the plats to what is now St. Anne’s Hill, the area being the nearest high ground from the river. Property owners refused to move unless they were compensated, so Cooper dropped the issue.

  • August 1814

  • January 1828

  • January 1847 – This was a big flood, the waters didn’t recede for four days. There was major property loss, with damages as far south as 5th Street.

  • September 1866 – most damaging to date

  • February 1883

  • May 1896

  • May 1898

When the 1913 flood hit, it was the 9th flood to hit Dayton since it was settled in 1796. The floods were averaging once every 13 years. The Vonderheide Act of 1914 and the Miami Conservancy District helped to prevent another occurrence.

Be Hope Holiday Bazaar

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We attended the Be Hope Holiday Bazaar again this year, and had a great time, as usual.

Some of our favorite vendors were:

KenKare Jewelry and Crafts – great rings and jewelry as usual!
Bootleg Bracelets – we always buy their bracelets!
Nailed It – really cool string art!

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Happy Veterans Day

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For this Veterans Day, we’d like to honor some Dayton area Veterans; some are our own family members and some were provided in response to our request on our Facebook.

Thank you all for your service.

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We’d also love to honor the late Dayton Police Department Detective Jorge Delrio who lost his life in the Line of Duty this week. Thank you so much, Detective Delrio, for your years of service to our community and the generous donation of your organs. Read more about Detective Delrio here.

Source: Dayton Police Department

Be Hope Church Holiday Bazaar

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It’s almost time for the Holiday Bazaar at the Be Hope Church (formerly Beavercreek Church of the Nazarene)! We attended last year and loved it!

The Holiday Bazaar was founded in 1992, and is one of the community’s largest craft shows with gifts, homemade treats and handmade crafts, and admission is free!

When: Saturday, November 9th from 9am-3pm
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Be Hope Church
1850 North Fairfield Road
Beavercreek, OH 45432

Windows of Woodland

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Have you ever visited the mausoleum at Woodland Cemetery and seen the beautiful stained glass windows all throughout the building? We highly recommend going in person! Also make sure to pick up the brochure with more information about these gorgeous works of art!

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Spooky Spectacular Dayton

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We had an absolute blast at Spooky Spectacular Dayton on Friday, October 4th! We got to see all of the fantastic items from all of the vendors and we hosted our Photo Scavenger Hunt!

Check out the pictures below!

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