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Dayton Ohio, est. 1796, is situated at the Miami and Mad rivers confluence, an hour's drive north of Cincinnati. The city is named after Jonathan Dayton, a distinguished Revolutionary War veteran and signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Initially a bustling trade and transportation center, the city eventually transformed into one of the busiest Midwest industrial centers. Dayton also hosts one of the nation's most important aeronautic and technology research centers. The city has a long history in aviation (hometown to Orville and Wilbur Wright), and is the location of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and Museum.

Dayton, coined the "Birthplace of Aviation", is perhaps most well-known thanks to Orville & Wilbur Wright, the brothers responsible for the first manned flight in the airplane they invented.

CLICK HERE to visit the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park website (with Wright-Dunbar Village, Huffman Prairie Flying Field Interpretive Center- and many other locations with historic artifacts including the 1905 Wright Flyer III airplane).

CLICK HERE to visit the National Museum of the Air Force.

Dayton is also hometown to one of the most important American poets, Paul Lawrence Dunbar. Dunbar was a friend to the Wright Brothers, whom printed Dunbar's newspaper, "The Dayton Tattler", in their print shop, years before they were the famed aviation pioneers. Dunbar's poetry is featured prominently in, "She".

CLICK HERE to find out about the Dunbar House.

Dayton, Ohio also has a very rich music heritage, an important, though often overlooked, fact. Many great musicians hail from the region, or else Dayton is where their bands had their first following or big break. Many music legends, whether mainstream or alternative, have Dayton connections (and Dayton is definitely the funk capital of the United States!): The Ohio Players; Heatwave; The Zapp Band; Slave; Lakeside; Junie Morrison (was in Ohio Players and George Clinton's P-Funk, also in Rock & Roll Hall of Fame); The Toxic Reasons; Breeders; Guided by Voices (frontman, Robert Pollard, now doing solo work); Brainiac (former band member, Michelle Bodine, stars in "She"); Tommy James & the Shondells; The McCoys- and many more! The "She" film project plans to include as many of these musicians as possible, and will likely result in one of the best (and most extensive) film soundtracks to date- if only a few notes are used for effect in the film, the entire song is added to eventual compilation. 

The "Gem City" is nowadays attempting a revival from its exhausted, post-industrial condition, a weary (in places) facade that tends to partially obscure its rich history, interesting tourist destinations and exciting cultural activities. An important aim of the "She" film project is to help expose the many reasons to visit and explore Dayton and its surrounding regions, and also help support the current and ongoing revitilization efforts community-wide.