A year later, a rustic log cabin was built, and regular church meetings began. Today’s Westminster Presbyterian Church in Dayton is a descendant of that first church.
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For this edition of Vintage Dayton, we went into the archives for the story of the church that is reaching a 225-year milestone and is also one of the most beautiful buildings in town.
• TODAY’S FEATURED STORY: Westminster Presbyterian Church: From log cabin to architectural masterpiece over 225 years
More on the history of churches
• Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, a Dayton landmark
• Zion Baptist Church, Dayton’s oldest Black Baptist church
Did you know?
• It was once front-page news when the University of Dayton beat Miami in football, 7-0
The game in 1948 was considered UD’s biggest in at least 11 seasons.
• A nearly 100-year-old building in Miamisburg is getting new life
The building at 23 East Central Ave. is home to a new boutique.
• One of the world’s best trapshooters ever was from Dayton
Rolla “Pop” Heikes represented more companies in ads than almost any other American athlete in the early 1900s
• A plane of silk flown from Dayton to Columbus was the first-ever air delivery
On Nov. 7, 1910, the flight covered 62 miles in one hour and eleven minutes.
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A reader noted recently that they were reading a scientific article and saw a reference to the Kettering Bug, which is considered one of the world’s first drones with a fascinating history. We went to the archives for a 2016 story we wrote about the Bug, and we plan to feature more on Dayton’s aviation history in future newsletters.
• Click here for our story: Did you know one of the world’s first drones was built in Dayton?
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