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Following the great 1913 flood, many of Dayton’s prominent families fled their riverside homes downtown and created a small (less than 3 sq. miles) residential community on the first line of hills directly south of the city. The gracious, older homes of Oakwood are situated along beautiful, tree-lined avenues. Any number of magnificent mansions are nestled within its forested hollows. New residential development is minimal. Oakwood is home to Hawthorne Hill (the Wright Brothers’ home), Smith Memorial Gardens, Dayton Country Club and a small, largely boutique, shopping district. Served by the Oakwood City Schools

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