The videos below chronicle some of the best eye-opening stories about the Gem City through the years. Click through each below for a unique history experience.
ANNIE OAKLEY: HOW DARING WAS SHE?
The life of Annie Oakley, known as “Little Miss Sure Shot” while celebrated in books, on stage and on screen, began and ended in Darke County.
» Annie Oakley: From Darke County farm to worldwide fame
DAYTON’S VAST BEER-MAKING HISTORY
The Gem City has had a long love affair with beer. The thirst-quenching beverage has been part of our history for as far back as the early 1800s. Today the area is flush with new breweries - more than a dozen have opened in the last five years.
» 5 things to know about the area’s brewery and beer-making history
DAYTON POLICE: THE UNBELIEVABLE ‘FIRSTS’ FOR THE DEPARTMENT
The rich history of the Dayton Police Department is filled with historic firsts, memorable anecdotes and pioneering advances in technology.
» 12 ways the Dayton Police Department has shaped law enforcement in 150 years
DEEDS CARILLON: THE UNKNOWN BACK STORY
The carillon bell tower was built by Col. Edward Deeds, the automotive pioneer and former NCR chief, and his wife Edith Walton Deeds. Mrs. Deeds reportedly fell in love with the sound of carillon bells while traveling with her husband in Bruges, Belgium, in the 1930s
» The story behind the Dee»ds Carillon, the region’s biggest musical instrument
DAYTON’S GENIUSES: HOW THEY CREATED
Dayton, a hotbed of ingenuity, was known as the invention capital of the United States in the early 1900s. Area inventors drew up patent applications and submitted them in droves, each one accompanied by illustrations that are an artistry of detail in and of themselves
» 5 patents that show the inventive genius of Daytonians
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