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Yesterday in Dayton

Reminiscing Days Gone By In Dayton, Graysville and Spring City Tn.

Rhea County, Tennessee's Historical Past

Welcome to Yesterday in Dayton's home on the web. A place to come and reminisce about days gone by in the place we call home. Rhea County rich in history is comprised of three municipalities Dayton, Graysville and Spring City Tennessee.

We have a rich history within out county and this site will touch on past historical events of Rhea County Tennessee and the municipalities that are with the county. We will also share remembrances of those beloved citizens from here that have gone on before us.

I hope you enjoy the site and all its history posted here. If you have photos or information that you'd like to see preserved and shared then please call on me. All photos and documents are always credited to the person/family who provides them.

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Dayton Sweater Factory 1962

Sweaters, Jobs and a Growing Dayton 1962

“You Can Bring These Sweaters to Dayton” was the headline accompanying this photograph published on February 1, 1962, during a time when Dayton was working hard to attract new industry and manufacturing jobs to the community. The sweaters pictured were products of a proposed new sweater factory that Dayton Chamber of Commerce officials hoped to...

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Nyla Cauthern Rhea Hospital

Rhea Hospital’s Nyla Cauthern

Nyla Cauthern — Looking Back to 1958 On February 2, 1958, nurse-anesthetist Nyla Cauthern put on her crisp, starched uniform and prepared to welcome the public to the newly opened Rhea County Hospital. She was among the hospital’s first employees and helped put the finishing touches on the facility before its doors opened. For Rhea...

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John Robert Fuller injuried in Wreck

Sale Creek Man Injured in South Dayton Wreck 1957

This newspaper photograph, which was taken by Jimmy Cunnyngham, a Rhea Central High student at the time captures the aftermath of an automobile accident that occurred on a Sunday night in 1957, just south of Dayton, Tennessee. The wrecked vehicle belonged to John Robert Fuller, a 20-year-old resident of Sale Creek, who lost control of...

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