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For this edition of Vintage Dayton, we went into the archives for the story of MacGregor.
That includes the question: Why did MacGregor have that “a,” anyway?
More on Dayton golf history
• Dayton’s Bogie Busters: The golf tournament that brought the world’s most famous people here
• When golf’s most famous came to Dayton to settle a major title
Did you know?
Here are a few great Dayton history facts we’ve learned from our stories:
• The Stevenson Road Covered Bridge in Xenia was built in 1877 and is one of the few Smith truss bridges left in the United States.
• Vic Cassano Sr., the son of Italian immigrants, and his mother-in-law, Caroline “Mom” Donisi, started Dayton’s first pizza shop in 1953.
• Dayton’s Charles Daniels, nicknamed the “Human Fish,” is credited with inventing the “American Crawl,” known today as the freestyle breast stroke.
• A 125-year-old oak bench from Dayton’s historic Union Station is now on display at Carillon Park. Here’s what to know about Union Station.
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