The college that now has a large downtown presence once fought for space and students but grew over time as one of the oldest continuously operating community colleges in the country.
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For this edition of Vintage Dayton, we went into the archives for the history of Sinclair, which began as a night school for area workers out of the YMCA.
• TODAY’S FEATURED STORY: Sinclair Community College: A history that stretches back to a Scottish immigrant’s vision in the 1880s
More on the history of area colleges
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Did you know?
Here are a few great Dayton history facts we’ve learned from our stories:
• What is now Stroop Road in Kettering first opened to travel as early as 1835
The road got its name in 1903, when William Stroop purchased farmland south of the road.
• A Dayton woman was the first Black officer in the U.S. Army’s Women’s Army Corps
Lt. Col. Charity Adams-Earley may get her own stamp, according to news this week.
• Marion Glass started his food career selling peanuts before he founded Marion’s Piazza
The first Marion’s Piazza opened on Aug. 19, 1965. Before that, Glass also sold ice cream bars from his bicycle.
• The “Barn Gang” developed the first car engine self-starter in 1910
The patent was awarded to Dayton innovator Charles F. Kettering for the “engine starting device” on Aug. 17, 1915.
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A reader recently wrote in to say they were golfing with buddies and the topic of the former Bogie Busters golf event came up. Between them, they remembered a good number of the celebrities who came to Dayton for the event, but they were hoping for more information. We did a great story on the topic last year.
• Click here for our story: Dayton’s Bogie Busters: The golf tournament that brought the world’s most famous people here
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Credit: Wally Nelson
Credit: Wally Nelson