The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The first settlers arrived circa 1810, believing they were settling in Chautauqua County. The Town of Dayton was founded in 1835, formed from the town of Perrysburg.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items below1835Established
1970s2 items · View of Mainline crossing - Erie Rail…Commons
1980–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewView of Mainline crossing - Erie …, 1971: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10By decade
Dayton, decade by decade
1970s2 items
1980s–
1990s
1990s
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as View of Mainline crossing - Erie Railway, Dayton Tunnel, Allen Street Vicinity (1971) and it appears here side by side.
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nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (5). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.