Welcome,
While providing
janitorial and office cleaning services in Dayton
and it's many surrounding communities for more than 20 years here at Clean Environment
Janitorial Services, we have watched our Gem City go through many changes.
We are proud of
Dayton and it's communities. With that in mind, we thought it only appropriate
to bring forth a little history and some interesting facts about our great city. Let's take a look....
Dayton was
named for John Dayton, a congressman from New Jersey who, along with several partners, owned
the land when the originial settlers arrived.
The region was referred to as the "
Dayton Purchase",
then just Dayton. It is said that John Dayton never visited Dayton, Ohio.
Dayton is well known as an aviation center.
The Wright Brothers built the world's first successful engine-powered
aircraft here and today the community hosts the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, one of the nation's largest military bases.
Over 22,000 people are employed at Wright-Patterson, which occupies a site where the Wright Brothers tested
their fledgling airplane about a century ago.
But there's more to this city than just airplanes.
Did you know that Dayton claims one of the highest patent rates per capita in the nation?
There have been
more inventions here that have changed our everyday lives than just about anywhere else, such as...
The
automobile self-starter ( developed by Charles Kettering)
The stepladder
Anti-knock gasoline
Carbon-less carbon paper
The photoelectric cell
The gas mask
Time-released medications
The LCD liquid crystal display
Digital thermometers
The motorized wheelchair
The
movie projector
The black light
The world's first aerial photograph from an airplane
Cellophane
tape
The ice cube tray
The pop top beverage can
Space food
The parking meter
The parachute
These are just some of what Dayton inventors have created, but certainly
not all.
Below are a few other interesting things Dayton is known for.
The first All-American
Soap Box Derby was held in Dayton, Aug.19,1934
The Dayton Hamvention, the world's largest amateur radio trade show
Home of the UD Flyers basketball team
Home of the Dayton Dragons ( baseball team)
Home of the
Dayton Bombers (ice hockey team)
And where would we be without the song," Hang on Sloopy", recorded by
a Dayton band, the McCoys, and later named the official rock song of the State of Ohio, as well as Ohio State University.
We certianly have our share of great entertainment venues ...
The Fraze Pavillion
The Nutter Center
Riverscape
The Victoria Theater
The Schuester Center
Fifth Third Field
We also have some great local
colleges ...
The University on Dayton
Wright State University
Sinclair Community College
Dayton has also had it's fair share of notable people ...
Erma Bombeck, Nationally-known
columnist and author
Nancy Cartwright, voice of Bart Simpson
Roger Clemens, Baseball player
Marco Coleman, NFL defensive tackle
James Middletown Cox, Congressman, Ohio governor, founder of Cox Enterprises
Edward A. Deeds, engineer, inventor, industrialist
Rick Derringer, Rock musician
Phil Donahue,
Talk show host
Paul Laurence Dunbar, Noted early African-American poet
Mel Epstien, Film producer
Joe Eszterhas, Screenwriter - Showgirls, Basic Instinct
Drew Hastings, Comedian
Cathy Guisewite,
National Cartoonist
Dorian Harewood, Actor
Darrell Jackson, NFL wide receiver
Gordon Jump,
Actor
Charles Kettering, Inventor
Chad Lowe, Actor
Rob Lowe, Actor
Edwin C. Moses,
Olympic Athlete
The Ohio Players, Funk Group
Guided by Voices, Rock group
John H. Patterson,
Founder - National Cash Register (NCR)
Mike Peters, Nationally-syndicated opinion cartoonist
Peerless
Price, NFL wide receiver
Kim Richey, Singer/Songwriter
James Ritty, Inventor - Cash Register
Gary Sandy, Actor
Mike Schmidt, Baseball player
Mike Jackson, Author, TV personality, veterans advocate
Martin Sheen, Actor
Dan "Big Daddy" Wilkinson, NFL defensive tackle
Tamika Williams,
Basketball player in the WNBA
Jonathon Winters, Actor/Comedian
The Wright Brothers, Inventors - Airplane,
Bicycle
To conclude, I would like to say that you can see why we have a lot to
be proud of as Daytonians.
We have enjoyed sharing these facts and serving Dayton during our 20 years.
We are here to help should you ever find yourself in need of office cleaning services or janitorial
services.
After all, we are... " The Office Cleaning company
Dayton turns to for cleaning solutions".
Below are some links about Dayton that you may find helpful.
