Carillon Historic Park - Dayton, Ohio
Posted by: DougK
N 39° 43.771 W 084° 11.940
16S E 740050 N 4401488
Carillon Historic Park describes itself as a Dayton history experience. It is a 65 acre park with 30 historical buildings and structures to explore.
Waymark Code: WMFK4W
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 10/28/2012
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The park is named for the 151-foot-tall
Deeds Carillon, the largest in Ohio. It is a 65 acre park with 30 historical buildings and structures to explore.
The Wright Brothers Aviation Center, part of the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Park, is located in the park. The centerpiece exhibit is the 1905 Wright Flyer III, the first flying machine capable of taking off, turning, banking and landing and flying through the air under its own power. The actual 1905 flyer was restored, from 1947 to 1950, with the help of Orville Wright and is still displayed in Carillon Historical Park. The plane was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1990 and a Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark in 2003.
Other exhibits to see here are the Carousel of Dayton Innovation, Newcom’s Tavern, Dayton’s oldest building, erected in 1796 and a an exhibit about the Great 1913 Flood in Dayton.
The park has a museum store and a restaurant, Culp's Cafe.