Dayton, Kentucky

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Latitude: 39.111781 -- Longitude: -84.470401

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Dayton had a ferry crossing, established in this area by the early 19th century, at the foot of what's now Dayton Street. Two communities, Jamestown and Brooklyn, laid out in 1848, merged in 1867 and were renamed Dayton in honor of Dayton, Ohio.[1] Jamestown was incorporated March 1st, 1848. According to the state charter, the founding fathers were James Berry, James McArthur & Henry Walker. Berry was a grandson of James Taylor Jr., founder of Newport, Kentucky. Dayton has a large sandbar, just off its shore. It had a popular beach for many years knowen as the "Manhattan Bathing Beach", until the US Army Corps of Engineers raised the level of the Ohio River. Laws were passed prohibiting nude swimming in the Ohio River during daylight hours, and prohibiting dogs from running loose. Violators of the nude swimming law faced a penalty of a $1.00 fine for the first offense, and could go as high as $5.00 for subsequent offenses. -- Source: Wikipedia.com