It’s shaping up to be a busy year, so here are a few fun facts about Dayton!

• Dayton’s first attorney was Judge Joseph Crane.
• James Cox served 2 terms as governor of Ohio and ran for US President.
• Charles Lindbergh flew into Dayton’s McCook Field on August 5, 1927.
• Susan (Koerner) Wright, mother to Wilbur and Orville, was highly-educated, especially for her time. She met Milton, her future husband, while attending Huntsville College in Huntington, Indiana. After being ordained in the United Brethren ministry, Milton was assigned to Oregon. He asked Susan to accompany him as his wife. She agreed to the marriage proposal but did not want to go to Oregon. She waited 2 years and they wed on November 24, 1859.