Dayton History

"Experience Dayton’s rich heritage of creativity and invention at Carillon Historical Park! Enjoy our beautiful 65-acre campus with 25 special exhibit buildings and structures ready for you to explore. See the actual 1905 Wright Flyer III, Dayton-made cash registers, vintage automobiles, train cars & bicycles, a 1930s print shop and the largest carillon in Ohio. A visit to Carillon Historical Park today provides visitors with the opportunity to not only see various modes of transportation used in Dayton throughout the last two centuries but also to learn how many of Dayton's own brightest and inventive minds changed the field of transportation forever. From the horse-drawn wagons of the pioneer era to the first Chevy S-10 truck off the assembly line at GM's Moraine Plant in 1988, Carillon Historical Park celebrates Dayton Ohio’s transportation heritage."