Dayton, OH is named after the American Revolutionary war captain Jonathan Dayton. Dayton was incorporated in 1805 however it has a history going back longer than that. As early as the 1790′s a trail was cut from Cincinnati to Dayton called the Mad River Road, this opened the area to early settlers and the beginning of growing populations in the area. In the 1830′s the completion of the Erie Canal and the Miami Canal opened the area to shipping commerce that could reach all the way to the Atlantic Ocean. By the 1840′s there were a series of nine turnpikes built connecting Dayton to the rest of the state. By this time Dayton was one of the wealthiest communities in Ohio. Dayton was home to National Cash Register and Orvil and Wilber Wright in the mid 1850 while Dayton continued to boom and grow.

Today Dayton is filled with charming Victorian neighborhoods and tree lines streets along with aerospace research and other modern technologies. Dayton is replete with arts and culture home to Benjamin and Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center and the world class performing arts center of the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra , The Dayton Opera and the Dayton Ballet Company. The Schuster hosts traveling Broadway show series, professional dance troupes, traveling ballet, lectures and theater. For a charming evening in Victorian splendor there is the Victorian Theater located in downtown Dayton. Also downtown is the Loft Theater home to the Human Race Theater Company. For lovers of dance Dayton is home to one of the oldest dance companies in America the Dayton Ballet Company. Any hotels Dayton can assist you in finding performances and tickets to shows in the area.

Dayton, Ohio is situated in south Western Ohio near the Indiana border and down the interstate to the west of Columbus, Ohio. Dayton is green and beautiful in summer, but it is the winter and the cold that bring all the arts alive and the activity of the opera and ballet seasons get into full swing. Dayton is small and metropolitan with a long and rich history rooted in the arts.

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