City Meme
Stole this from shannenb...
Tell me about your place of residence! Go to Wikipedia and post 5 interesting facts about the city/town, etc you live in, then post a picture of your downtown/uptown area.
1. The town was incorporated in 1805 and given its name after Jonathan Dayton, a captain in the American Revolutionary War and signer of the U.S. Constitution.
2. Dayton Sister Cities International supports efforts for business and cultural development in Augsburg, Germany; Belgrade, Serbia; Oiso, Japan; Monrovia, Liberia; Holon, Israel and Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
3. Dayton's primary nickname is the "Gem City".
4. The city has a rich heritage of inventions and innovations, with more patents per capita than any other city in the nation. Some of these inventions include the cash register, the stepladder, microfiche, waterproof cellophane, pop top beverage cans, the movie projector, space food, parking meters, the airplane supercharger, the automobile self-starter, gas masks, and the parachute.
5. The first All-American Soap Box Derby was held in Dayton on August 19, 1934.
