The Dayton Electric was an Americanelectric car manufactured in Dayton, Ohio from 1911 until 1915; the company offered a complex range of vehicles. An electric vehicle is a vehicle that is propelled by electric motors. ... Nickname: Gem City Coordinates: Country State County United States Ohio Montgomery Founded Incorporated April 1, 1796 1805 Mayor Rhine L. McLin Area - City 146. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
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David Burgess Wise, The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Automobile
The DaytonElectric Railway Collection was discovered while the Wright State University Archives were in the process of moving to their present location.
The DaytonElectric Railway Collection should be of some interest to local historians since it chronicles the evolution of the Dayton area transit system from 1907 to the 1930s.
Thus Dayton has the distinction of being one of the earliest cities in the country to use electric power for transportation.
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