Dalton Community Historical Society

05/10/2026

Here's a great photo by Scott's Views of the north side of East Main Street. The street was paved circa 1928, so this would be prior to that. Can you imagine the muddy road after the spring rains?

04/29/2026

Dalton businesses the Historical Society listed in 1978: Aspen Ark, Beanie Click, Buckeye Feed, Clarke Ceramic Corp., Connie’s Turquoise, Dalton Appliance Center, Dalton Dariette, Dalton Equity, Inc. Dalton Gazette, Dalton Hardware, Douglas Insurance, G.G. Grim dealership, Richard H. Hochstetter, J. Horst Manufacturing, Monbarren Funeral Home, Jerry’s Men Shop, Jerry Osborne’s Nationwide Insurance, M&M Oil Company, Neiss Body, Ron’s Sunoco, Sonnenberg Mutual Insurance, Vern’s Service, Village Dutchman Restaurant, and Wenger Excavating. Are they missing anyone?

04/28/2026

STORIES From The Past - - In June, 1978, Bill McFarren, told historical society members of his father, Oakley, who was town marshall. Oakley had been gassed during the first World War and died in 1933 at age 39 of pneumonia resulting from this gas. Bill said, "When he died, they were living where Wayne Smith lives."

04/27/2026

We’ll continue sharing moments from our founding members during our first year as a historical society...
STORIES From The Past - - According to a conversation with Paul & Edna Schultz, “L. Conold Saloon was where the Village Dutchman is. This is the place where Ira Berg started his meat market. When Berg moved across the street where the van place is, Harry Gregory bought the building where he had The Book Restaurant for many years. After the Book closed, several other places were there before The Village Dutchman.”

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04/27/2026

STORIES From The Past - - In 1978, Fred Blosser remembered his uncle, Guy Graber, “Guy Graber used to play the bass in [Dalton's] 11th Regiment Band. They used to play at basketball games. The school didn’t have a high school band, so the 11th Regiment Band was the pep section. As long as Dalton was ahead, they were really playing, but when the other team got ahead, the band quit playing. Guy didn’t like that, so he got up on the stage and played a bass solo.”

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04/16/2026

Since our recent program on trolleys, we thought we'd share this great video of an electric interurban car in motion. (This is New York.) We learned the local trolleys were built as close to Dalton as East Greenville, and they weren't just for people! Farmers also made use of trolley cars to transport goods.

04/15/2026

We had great attendance on Monday for our program "The Trolleys That Tried to Come to Dalton". Speaker Paul Davis told us there was even an attempt to build a trolley to West Lebanon. Thanks everyone for coming out! We love sharing Dalton's past with you. 😁

04/15/2026

This photo of Dalton is marked “April 22, 1901”. You read that right! The biggest April snow storm was the Great Snowstorm of April 19-21, 1901. The snowfall started on Friday, then mixed with a wind storm and raged all day Saturday. According to The Dalton Gazette, roads were impassable, railway trains were stalled between stations, telephone lines were broken and roofs collapsed. In Dalton, “paths were shoveled through four feet of snow, only to be obliterated by the storm inside of an hour.” Sunday was spent shoveling out. “Up Main Street, from the public square to the west end of town a regular six foot cut was made on the pavements, that looked like a railroad tunnel,” reported the Gazette. By Monday when this photo was taken, the snow was melting and Dalton was getting back to business. Enjoy the look back -- and don't take spring for granted! 😄 (Be sure to look at the photos in the comments too.)

04/13/2026

These interurban trolley cars are headed out of the Massillon car barn -- Are they headed to Dalton? Nope! Come find out about "The Trolleys That Tried to Come to Dalton" - this evening at 6:30 p.m. at Dalton Community Historical Society. Free program featuring a very interesting Paul Davis. Come join us!

04/12/2026

Tomorrow evening!

Towns wanted to be connected by this exciting new technology with Interuban lines. Come hear the stories about plans for trolleys to come to Dalton. Grab a friend and plan to join us!