Historical Markers in Montgomery County, Ohio
102nd Observation Squadron
10th Air Depot Group
10th Fighter Squadron
11th Bombardment Group (H)
134th Fighter Interceptor Group
13th Bomb Sqdn., 3rd Bomb Gp.
13th Bomb Squadron
13th Bombardment Squadron (Light-Night Intruder)
13th Troop Carrier Squadron
13th Jungle Air Force
15th Air Base
15th Tac Recon Squadron, 6021st Recon Squadron
15th Troop Carrier Squadron
1708th Ferrying Wing
1896th Engineer Aviation Battalion
18th Air Depot Group
18th Fighter Wing
1905 Wright Flyer III
1954 C-47 Alaskan Crash Memorial
19th Air Depot Group
19th Bomb Group
19th Fighter Squadron
1st - 6th Aircraft Repair Units (Floating) and 1st - 18th Aircraft Maint Units (Floating)
1st AACS, Mobile
1st and 7th Emergency Rescue Squadrons
1st Fighter Group
1st Lt Carl D. Nesbitt
1st Radio Squadron
1st Tactical Depot Squadron
1st. Lieutenant Russell G. Ford
20th Fighter Group
20th Air Depot Group
20th Troop Carrier Squadron
21st Air Depot Group
22nd Bomb Squadron
22nd Bombardment Group (M) & (H)
22nd Marine Regiment
27th Air Depot Group
27th Fighter Bomber Group
28th Photo Recon Squadron
292nd Joint Assault Signal Company
29th Bomb Squadron
29th Bomb Group (VH)
2nd Bomb Group (H)
2nd Emergency Rescue Squadron
2nd Ferrying Group
2nd Fighter Squadron, 52nd Fighter Group
2nd Lt Charles H. Augustine
2nd Strategic Air Depot
301st Bombardment Group (H)
303rd Bomb Group 'H'
305th Bomb Group (H)
307th Bombardment Group (HV)
307th Bomb Wing (M)
307th Fighter Squadron
308th Fighter Squadron 31st Fighter Group
309th Fighter Squadron
30th Air Depot Group
30th Bombardment Group
31 Years at the Lab
310th Bombardment Wing (M) (SAC)
310th Troop Carrier Squadron
312th Bomb Group
313th Transport Squadron
314th Composite Wing
314th Transport Squadron
315th Troop Carrier Group
316th Troop Carrier Group
316th Troop Carrier Squadron
317th Veterans Group
318th Fighter Group
319th Fighter Interceptor Squadron
322nd Bomb Group (M)
325th Fighter Group
3276th Crypto School Squadron
32nd Troop Carrier Squadron
330th Bomb Group (VH)
339th Fighter Group
339th Fighter Squadron
33rd Troop Carrier Squadron
341st Fighter Squadron
345th Bombardment Group
34th Bomb Group (Heavy)
351st Bombardment Group Memorial
352nd Fighter Group
353rd Fighter Group
354th Fighter Group
354th Tactical Fighter Wing
356th Fighter Group
364th Fighter Group
366th Fighter Group
368th Fighter Group
36th Bomb Squadron (H) Radar Counter Measure Unit
375th Troop Carrier Group
376th Heavy Bombardment Group
37th Fighter Squadron
381st Bomb Group (H) B-17 and 432nd Air Service Group
383rd, 384th, and 385th Fighter Squadrons
384th Bomb Group (H)
385th Bomb Group (H)
387th Bomb Group (M)
388th Bomb Group (H)
389th Bomb Group
390th Bomb Squadron
390th Bombardment Group (H)
391st Bombardment Group (Medium)
392nd Bomb Group (Heavy)
394th Bomb Group (M)
394th Bombardment Squadron (H)
398th Bomb Group (H)
39th Bomb Group (VH)
39th Field Hospital
39th Fighter Squadron
39th Troop Carrier Squadron
3rd Aviation Field Depot Squadron
401st Bombardment Group (H)
405th Fighter Group
409th Bombardment Group (L)
40th & 68th Troop Carrier Squadrons
40th Fighter Squadron
40th Troop Carrier Squadron / 317th Troop Carrier Group
410th Bombardment Group (L)
4134th / 320th Bombardment Wing (H)
416th Bombardment Group (L)
417th Bombardment Group (L)
419th Night Fighter Squadron
41st Fighter Sqdn.
41st Troop Carrier Squadron
420th Air Refueling Squadron
433rd Fighter Interceptor Squadron
434th Fighter Squadron
435th Troop Carrier Group
435th Troop Carrier Wing (Reserve)
436th Troop Carrier Group
437th Troop Carrier Group
438th Troop Carrier Group
43rd Bombardment Group
441st Troop Carrier Group
442nd Troop Carrier Group
442nd Troop Carrier Wing
445th Combat Group H
445th Fighter Interceptor Squadron
446th Bomb Group (H)
447th Bomb Group
448th Bombardment Group
44th Bomb Group (H)
44th Strategic Missile Wing
450th Bombardment Group (H)
451st Bombardment Group (H)
451st Bombardment Squadron
452nd Bombardment Group
453rd Bomb Group
455th Bombardment Group (Heavy)
456th Bomb Group
458th Bombardment Group (H)
459th Bomb Group (H)
459th Fighter Squadron
45th Air Depot Group
460th Bombardment Group (H)
460th Fighter Squadron
461st Bomb Group (H)
463 Tactical Airlift Wing
463rd Bombardment Group (H)
464th Bomb Group (Heavy)
465th Troop Carrier Wing
466th Bombardment Group (H) Memorial Tree
467th Bombardment Group (H)
474th Fighter Group
479th Fighter Group
47th Aerial Port Squadron
47th Fighter Squadron
47th Troop Carrier Squadron
482nd Bomb Group (P)
483rd Bombardment Group (H)
484th Bombardment Group
485th Bomb Group (Heavy)
486th Bomb Squadron
486th Bomb Group (H)
487th Bomb Group (H) Association
487th Bomb Squadron (M)
488th Bomb Squadron "M"
489th Bomb Group (H)
489th Bomb Squadron
48th Fighter Squadron
48th Troop Carrier Squadron
490th Bombardment Group
491st Bombardment Group (H)
492nd Bomb Group
493rd Bomb Group (H)
493rd Fighter Squadron
494th Bomb Group
4950th Test Wing Crash Memorial
49th Fighter Group/Wing
49th Fighter Squadron 14th Fighter Group (TE)
49th Troop Carrier Squadron
4th Air Depot Group
4th Ferrying Group
4th Fighter Squadron
504th Bomb Group (VH)
509th Composite Group
50th Troop Carrier Tactical Airlift Airlft Squadron
529th Fighter Squadron
53rd Troop Carrier Wing
551st AEW&C Wing
553rd Reconnaissance Wing's Vietnam Fallen
556th Strategic Missile Squadron
56th Fighter Group
58th Bomb Wing
5th Air Force
5th Bomb Group (H)
5th Communications Group & 934th Signal Battalion
601st Tactical Control Wing
603d Air Control Squadron
60th Troop Carrier Group
610th Military Airlift Support Squadron
613th, 847th [and] 848th Aircraft Control & Warning Squadrons
6147th Tactical Control Group "Mosquitos"
61st Troop Carrier (Airlift) Squadron
61st Troop Carrier Squadron
622nd Air Refueling Squadron
62nd Troop Carrier Group
64th Troop Carrier Group
65th Troop Carrier Squadron
671st Bomb Squadron
67th Fighter Squadron
68th Air Service Group
68th Fighter Squadron
69th Fighter Squadron
6th Bomb Group (VH)
6th Marine Division
71st and 341st Air Refueling Squadrons
731st Bomb Squadron (L-NA)
73rd Bomb Squadron (M)
73rd Bombardment Wing
740th, 741st & 742nd Strategic Missile Squadrons (MM I)
75th Air Depot Wing
75th Troop Carrier Squadron
780th Bombardment Squadron (H)
781st Bombardment Squadron (H)
79th Fighter Group
7th Bombardment Group
7th Combat Cargo Squadron
7th Photo Group
805th Engineer Aviation Battalion
80th Squadron Headhunters
815th Engineer Aviation Battalion
82nd Fighter Group
868th Bomb Squadron
86th Fighter Bomber Group
89th Attack Squadron
89th Troop Carrier Group
8th Air Force Control Tower
8th Attack Squadron
8th Fighter Group
8th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron
90th Bomb Group (H) B-24
90th Bomb Squadron LNI
91st Bomb Group (H)
91st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing
91st Troop Carrier Squadron
932nd Airlift Wing, Air Force Reserve
93rd Bomb Group (H)
93rd Troop Carrier Squadron
94th Bomb Group
94th Troop Carrier Squadron
966th AEW&C Squadron
96th Bomb Group Association
96th Bombardment Wing (M)
96th Depot Repair Squadron
97th Bombardment Group
98th Air Refueling Squadron
98th Bomb Group
9th Bomb Group (VH)
9th Photo Recon Squadron
9th Troop Carrier Squadron
A-1 Skyraider Association
AACS / AFCS / AFCC Facility Checking Units
AAF - USAF Crash Rescue Boat Association
Abraham Lincoln
AC-130A Spectre Gunship II
Air Defense Command Iceland
Air Force Office of Special Investigations
Air Force Postal & Courier Association
Air Resupply and Communications Special Operations
Alexander P. de Seversky
Altus Aces
American Air Forces in England, WWII
American Ex-Prisoners of War, Inc
Americans Home From Siberia
Andrew E. McDavid, Colonel USAF
AOPHA Veterans
Army Air Corps Aviation Cadet Class 43-C
Army Air Corps Enlisted Pilots
Army Air Corps Flying Cadet Class 41-B
Army Air Corps Flying Cadet Class 41-F
Army Air Force Pilot School [Advanced TE] Class 44-K
Association of Former Prisoners of War in Romania
Aviation Cadet Class 43-E
Aviation Cadet Pilot Training Class 43K
B-24 Liberator WWII 50th Anniversary Commemoration
B-24 "Nitemare" Crew
B-26 Martin Marauder
B-29 Crew #15
B-45 Tornado
B-47 Stratojet
B-57 Canberra Association
B-58 Hustler
B/G Edward J Hopkins
Benjamin Van Cleve
Berlin Airlift Veterans
Birthplace of Aviation
Blue Star Mothers' Veterans Memorial
Bowling Green Depot
Boy Scouts of America Liberty and Freedom Memorial
Brig. Gen. Julian M. Chappell
Brigadier General Edmund Munger
Buckeye Wing
Burkhardt Hill
Canal Superintendent's Office
Capt. Arthur H. Morse Harlan Fengler
Capt. Hilliard A. Wilbanks USAF
Captain Burt E. Skeel
Captain Gerald B. Neville
Captain Hugh Hall
Captain Wood Rose
Carillon Brewing Company
Carroll H. Bolender, Brig Gen USAF (Ret)
Cassanos Pizza King®
Centennial Commemoration of the End of the Great War
Centerville Veterans Memorial
Central Branch National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers
Chaplain Service Personnel
Charity Adams Earley
Charles F. Kettering
Charles F. Shimp
Charles U. Rapp, Jr.
China Burma India Hump Aircrews
Chinese Kites
Civil War Memorial Flag Pole
Col Charles (Chuck) E. Minihan, Sr.
Col Charles E. Jones, USAF (Ret)
Col. David T. McKnight
Col. John W. Dinsmoor
Col. Robert Patterson
Colonel Edward Deeds
Combat Skyspot
Coming Home
Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients
Cooper Park
Corliss Engine Building
Cpl Anthony P. Damato
Cpl. Tony Stein Memorial Bridge
Crew 11089
Crew E-180, 307th Air Refueling Squadron
Culp's Cafe
Current Restoration Efforts
D-134 Artillery Memorial Bridge
DAR Veterans Memorial
Dayton Cyclery
Dayton Fire Department Station No. 14
Dayton Masonic Temple
Dayton Sales
Dayton Triangles Locker Room
Dayton VA Medical Center
Dayton Western Turnpike Milestone
Dayton Womans Club
Dayton-Wright Airplane Factory
Dayton-Wright Plant 3
Daytons First Church Bell
Dedicated to CMSgt Bill Cannon
Deeds Barn
Deeds Barn
Deeds Carillon
Delco-Light and Frigidaire
Doolittle Tokyo Raiders
Doris Scott
Dr. Ned J. Lindsley Ph.D.
Early Woodland People
Edwin C. "Ned" Humphreys, Jr.
Elbert G. Sohm
Eleventh Air Force
Englewood
Englewood Dam
Englewood Veterans Monument
Enlisted Aerial Gunners
Erma Bombeck
F-105 Pilots Killed in Action
Farmersville Fire Department Memorial
Farmersville War Memorial
Fifth Airdrome Squadron
Fifth Fighter Squadron
Fifty Second Fighter Group - WWII
First Air Commandos
Flight Test Crews
Flying Cadet Class 40-G
Flying Cadet Class 41-E
Forward Air Controllers Memorial
Fourth Fighter Group Memorial
Frank G. Anger Memorial Park
Frederick W. Kaufmann, Colonel, USAF
General Jack G. Merrell
Germantown
Germantown
Germantown Covered Bridge
Germantown Dam
Germantown Veterans Memorial
Glider Pilots
Global War on Terrorism
Gold Star Families Memorial Monument
Gristmill
Has This Site Ever Been Explored?
Hawthorne School of Aeronautics
Headquarters Squadron, Air Service Command
Henderson's Printing
Heritage Village
Hetzel Summer Kitchen
Historic Blanchard Avenue
History on the Hills Interpretive Center
Homer T. Bay
Huffman Prairie
Hugo Hamrock
Hull's Rendezvous
Icarus
In Honor of Don Bassett
Inventing Flight: The Centennial Celebration
Iwo Jima Veterans
IX Troop Carrier Command Pathfinders
James F. Dickie Family Transportation Center
Jenny B-29 Crew
John Glenn
John Paul Kollesser Sr
John Van Cleve
Johnny Appleseed Site
Joseph Calvin Paul Memorial Boulevard
Joseph Justin Heltsley
Josephine and Hermene Schwarz
Katharine Kennedy Brown
Kermit K. Beahan
Kern Cabin
Khobar Towers Memorial
Korean Conflict
Kyushu Gypsies
Leonardo da Vinci
Lewis & Elizabeth Kemp Homestead
Lincoln Takes a Stand
Lockbourne AFB, Ohio
Lockheed AC-130A
Locust Grove School
Lt Charles A. Dempsey
Lt Col Lee R Gulley Sr
Lt Richard H Meyer
Lt. Col. Richmond T. Boykin, Jr.
Lt. Col. Robert C. Otto U.S.A.F. Ret.
Lt. David E. Axthelm USAF DFC
Mad River Road / Road From Cunningham's to Mad River
Mad River Road / Road from Cunninghams to Mad River
Maj (Ret) Angelo "Tony" Tononi
Maj (Ret) Bernard L. Stoff
Major General Frederic H. Miller, Jr., USAF
Major General Harold E. Watson
Major Richard A Keylor Sr
Making His Way With Words
Marie Sturwold Aull
Marvin T. Koerner, P.E.
McCook Field
McCook Field
McCook Field
Memorial
Miami and Erie Canal Lock No. 17
Miami Valley Hospital
Miamisburg
Miamisburg Hillgrove Veterans Memorial
Miamisburg in the Great Flood of 1913
Miamisburg Mound
Miamisburg Mound State Memorial
Miamisburg POW-MIA Memorial
Michael Slepecky, Jr.
Misawa Air Base & Remote Radar Sites
Montgolfier Brothers
Montgomery County Civil War Memorial
Montgomery County Civil War Memorial Hall
Montgomery County Spanish-American War Memorial
Montgomery County World War Memorial
Moraine Field
Moraine Veterans Memorial
Morrison Iron Bridge
Mound Laboratory (1946- 2010)
Mount Enon Missionary Baptist Church / Euclid Avenue United Brethren Church
MSgt (Ret) Earl L. Lehman
MSgt Robert L. Frazier
MSgt Salvador Paradiso
Narsarssuak Air Base Greenland (BW-1)
Natalie Clifford Barney
National Road US 40
Navigators and Observers
Neil Armstrong
Newcom House
Newcom Tavern
Newcom Tavern
Norman C. Rosenthal
Norman Dale Stuckey
Nuclear Weapons Technicians Association
OCS Class 54B
Ohio Air National Guard
Ohioans Who Served in the 8th Air Force
Operation Babylift
Order of Daedalians
Orville's Last Workshop
P-47 Thunderbolt
Patterson Homestead 1804
Paul Laurence Dunbar
Paul Laurence Dunbar
Pilot Class 42-I
Pilot Class 44-J
Pilot Training Class 47-C
Pilot Training Class 51-G
Pilot Training Class 52E
Pilot Training Class 55-V
Pilot Training Class 56-G
Pilot Training Class "52 Charlie"
Pilot Training Classes of 1944
Preserved and Enshrined
Purple Heart Memorial
Radar Station Veterans
RAF Burtonwood
Red River Valley Fighter Pilots Association Vietnam Memorial
Regensburg Mission
Resistance Fighters
Rising to the Challenge
Robert G. Rawe
Roman Column
S/Sgt James E. Burns
Sampson Air Force Base Veterans
Second Schweinfurt Memorial
Seymour W. Dunham
Sgt Edward Gurnicki
Sgt. James D. Genis, U.S.A.A.C.
Shuey Mill
Sir George Cayley
Sister Dorothy Stang, SNDdeN
Site of Dayton's First Electric Generating Station
Site of First Game in the NFL
Site of Mound Laboratory (1946- 2003)
Slifers Presbyterian Church
Smith Covered Bridge
SSgt Forrest Ray Cope
St Paul Lutheran Church Dog Leg Road, Dayton
St. Marys Hall
Staff Sgt Joseph J. Terbay
Stalag Luft III
State of Ohio Korean War Memorial
State of Ohio Pearl Harbor Survivors
Steele High School
Stewart Street Concrete Arch Bridge
Still on Patrol
Strategic Air Command
Sugar Camp / WAVES Cabin 22
Sugar Camp WAVES Cabin
Sugar Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
Sugar Creek Friends Cemetery
Swiss Internees Association, Inc.
TAC Missileers
TAC Tankers Association Memorial
Tadmor - Taylorsville
Testing, Testing, Testing
Thailand - Laos - Cambodia Brotherhood
The 93rd Regiment
The Belly Tank
The Berlin Airlift
The Birth of Aviation
The Crossroads of America
The Dayton Art Institute Centennial
The EC-47 ARDF Mission
The F-86 "Sabre"
The Flying Tigers
The Great 1913 Flood Exhibit Building
The Great Dayton Flood of 1913 / And The Rivers Flowed Through The City
The Historical Era of Miamisburg Mound
The Jasper Road Bridge
The Kantz Brothers
The Marie Aull Tribute Sculpture & Garden
The Miami Connection
The Miami Conservancy District
The Miami Erie Canal
The Miamisburg Mound
The Neighborhood Geniuses
The Newcom Tavern
The Old River Park Swimming Pool Light Tower
The Patterson Homestead
The Professor of the Propeller
The Shadow
The Solution: Wing Warping
The Story of Brethen Tower & The Callahan Building Clock
The Village of Germantown
The Village of Tadmor / The National Road
The Wright Seaplane Base / Wright Model G "Aeroboat"
This Sun Dial
Thomas Franklin Herkins
Thomas W. Ferebee
To Mary J. Kumler
To the Memory of William McKinley
Troop Carrier Tactical Airlift
Troutman Sound Labs
TSgt John D Willis
Tuskegee Airmen
United States Air Force Academy Class of 1959
United States Air Force Academy Graduates
United States Air Force Security Police
United States Naval Computing Machine Laboratory
United Theological Seminary
USAAF Warsaw Uprising Support Memorial
USAF Chaplain Service
USAF F-15 Eagle
USAF Helicopter Pilots
USAF Hospital
USAF MATS Salt Water Division and USN Transport Squadrons
USAF OCS Class 63C
USAF Pilot Class 1954E
USAF Pilot Class 48-C
USAF Pilot Class 49C
USAF Pilot Training Class 49-B
USAF Pilot Training Class 52G and H
USAF Pilot Training Class 55-Q
USAF Texas Towers
USS Franklin CV-13
Valor Park
Van Cleve Park
Veterans from the Village of Cheltenham, Pennsylvania
Veterans Memorial
Veterans Memorial
Victoria Theater
Victory Oak Knoll Hill Memorial
Viet Nam Veterans Memorial
Vietnam War
Washington Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Watervliet Shaker Building
Watervliet Shaker Community
Wayman Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church
We were always happy on Hawthorne Street...
West Side
Wheels to Wings
Who built the Mound and why did they build it?
William Morris House
Winter Zellar (Zero) Swartsel
Wolf FAC
Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum
Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum
Woody's Market
World War II Air Commandos
World War II Bombardiers
World War II Flight Nurses
Wright Brothers Home Base
Wright Cycle Company
Wright Field
Wright Hall
Wright Model G Seaplane
Wright Seaplane Base
Wright-Patterson AFB
Zion Memorial Church
"31 Club"
"Battlefield Cross"
"Justitiae Dedicata"
"Lest We Forget"
"Manhattan Maiden" B-24 (44-42142)
"The History of the World is the Biography of Great Men"
"The Mighty Eighth"
D Day Plus 50
Remember the Promises You Made in the Attic
About Montgomery County
Montgomery County Timeline
Montgomery County, located in southwestern Ohio, has a rich history dating back to the early 19th century. The area was first settled by European-American pioneers in the late 18th century and was officially organized as Montgomery County in 1803. Shortly after, the county's largest city, Dayton, was founded, and it quickly became a hub of manufacturing and innovation.
During the early 20th century, Dayton played a significant role in the development of aviation and transportation. The Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, who hailed from Dayton, made their famous first powered flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina in 1903. Their innovation and passion for aviation put Dayton on the map as the birthplace of aviation, and the city continues to honor that legacy today.
In the mid-20th century, Montgomery County experienced significant growth and economic prosperity. The area was home to numerous manufacturing companies, particularly in the automobile, aerospace, and defense industries. The city of Dayton became known as the "Gem City" due to its bustling economy and cultural offerings, including theaters, museums, and parks.
In recent years, Montgomery County has faced challenges relating to the decline of traditional manufacturing and the impact of economic recessions. However, the county has worked to diversify its economy by focusing on healthcare, education, and research sectors. Today, Montgomery County continues to be an important center of innovation and a vibrant community that values its history while embracing the opportunities of the future.
During the early 20th century, Dayton played a significant role in the development of aviation and transportation. The Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, who hailed from Dayton, made their famous first powered flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina in 1903. Their innovation and passion for aviation put Dayton on the map as the birthplace of aviation, and the city continues to honor that legacy today.
In the mid-20th century, Montgomery County experienced significant growth and economic prosperity. The area was home to numerous manufacturing companies, particularly in the automobile, aerospace, and defense industries. The city of Dayton became known as the "Gem City" due to its bustling economy and cultural offerings, including theaters, museums, and parks.
In recent years, Montgomery County has faced challenges relating to the decline of traditional manufacturing and the impact of economic recessions. However, the county has worked to diversify its economy by focusing on healthcare, education, and research sectors. Today, Montgomery County continues to be an important center of innovation and a vibrant community that values its history while embracing the opportunities of the future.
Montgomery County Timeline
This timeline provides a condensed summary of the historical journey of Montgomery County, Ohio.
- 1803: Montgomery County is established as part of the Northwest Territory.
- 1812-1813: Fort Dayton is built in what is now Dayton to protect settlers during the War of 1812.
- 1827: The Miami and Erie Canal is completed, connecting Dayton to Cincinnati and Lake Erie.
- 1840s: The railroads arrive in Montgomery County, leading to economic growth and increased trade.
- 1870: Dayton becomes known as the "Gem City" due to its prosperous manufacturing industry.
- 1903: The Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, successfully fly their powered aircraft in Dayton.
- 1913: The Great Dayton Flood devastates the city, causing widespread destruction and loss of life.
- 1922: The world's first coordinated system of arterial highways is implemented in Montgomery County.
- 1935: The US Air Force establishes Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton.
- 1969: The University of Dayton becomes co-ed, admitting women for the first time.
- 1998: The Dayton Peace Accords are signed, ending the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina.