Give the gift of Dayton history! 5 gift ideas from Carillon’s gift shop

Dayton is a midsize city, but its history packs a colossal punch. From the airplane to the first NFL game, Dayton’s impact ripples across everyday life.

You can’t go a day without Dayton.

The Carillon Historical Park Museum Store offers numerous uniquely Dayton gifts paying homage to one of the Gem City’s most fascinating attributes: its history. Here are five of the museum store’s most popular offerings:

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The Wright Stuff: ornaments, shirts, models, magnets and more

It’s been 115 years since the first powered flight, and Dayton’s most famous sons still inspire. Choose from Wright brothers 3D brass ornaments, high-quality shirts, Wright Flyer model kits, magnets, posters, cards, ties, and much more.

Prices vary.

Dayton Triangles threads

On Oct. 3, 1920, the Dayton Triangles topped the Columbus Panhandles 14-0 at Dayton’s Triangle Park — the NFL recognizes this matchup as its first game. During their nine-year run, the Triangles would square off against teams like the Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, and New York Giants.

Carillon Historical Park is home to the Triangles’ locker room and has forthcoming plans for a Dayton History sports complex. Triangles clothing includes various shirts, a hooded sweatshirt, replica jersey, and hats.

Prices: $16-$24

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Dayton History month by month

In August 2018, Carillon Historical Park unveiled the federally legislated John W. Berry, Sr. Wright Brothers National Museum. Displaying more Wright family artifacts than any place in the world, the crown jewel of both the national museum and Carillon Park is the original 1905 Wright Flyer III: the only airplane designated a National Historic Landmark.

With photos of the Wright Brothers, their family, friends, and flyers, the 2019 Dayton History Calendar commemorates the opening of this tremendously important national institution.

Price: $10

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Curt Dalton Tomes

Author, historian, and Dayton History Visual Resources Manager Curt Dalton has been down the Dayton history rabbit hole for years, uncovering countless unique details of the city’s story. Two of Dalton’s most popular books — “Dayton Inventions: Fact and Fiction” and “On this Date in Dayton’s History” — are listed at $12.95 and $25.95, respectively.

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“The Wright Brothers” by David McCullough

A No. 1 New York Times bestseller, “The Wright Brothers” by David McCullough tells the dramatic story of the courageous Dayton brothers who taught the world to fly.

In this book, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, National Book Award winner, and master historian McCullough tells the human side of this profound Dayton story that changed the world.

McCullough visited Carillon Historical Park and Hawthorn Hill while doing research for “The Wright Brothers,” and he thanks Dayton History Vice President for Museum Operations Alex Heckman in the acknowledgments. Dayton History Visual Resources Manager Curt Dalton is listed in the bibliography.

Tom Hanks purchased the rights to “The Wright Brothers” with plans to create an HBO program based off the book. Hanks visited Carillon Historical Park to witness the original 1905 Wright Flyer III — the plane Orville Wright deemed the brothers’ most important aircraft.

Prices: Hardback: $30 / Softback: $17 / Book on CD: $24

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