Whether you're just shopping for Beavercreek homes for sale or Xenia homes for sale, or you've recently moved into one, you're going to want to know more about the neighborhood. Our REALTORS® are thrilled to make recommendations about what to see and where to go in Greene County. One of our favorite excursions is to local historical sites.

Let's take a look at some of the best places to get to know local history.

1. The Beavercreek Historical Society
   The Beavercreek Historical Society is an active and engaged bunch of folks who care about local history and work to make sure it's preserved. While they're always looking for volunteers to help with societal activities like maintaining archives, scheduling programs and presenters, and helping with the web page, they also promote visitation of some of Beavercreek's most outstanding historical sites, such as these: 1810 Stage Coach Inn, located on Old Wells Fargo Trail, was also the site of the first high school; 1824 Jacob Coy Homestead, established in 1801 as the first farmstead in Beavercreek; 1805 Dayton Mills, one of the first mills, on Little Beaver Creek; 1859 Tobias-Zimmer House, a private residence originally in the Big Woods of Beavercreek; and 1810 Solomon Shoup Springhouse, which is the only springhouse still extant in Ohio.
   
   
2. The National Museum of the United States Air Force. 1100 Spaatz Street, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton area
   The National Museum of the United States Air Force is the world's largest military aviation museum, encompassing 19 acres of indoor exhibit space. The museum has more than 350 aerospace vehicles, a number of missiles, and thousands of artifacts. Celebrate the U.S. Air Force's 75th anniversary by taking the family to the museum (the kids can sit in the cockpits of vintage aircraft!). Admission and parking are free.
   
   
3. National Aviation Heritage Area. Various sites.
   The Air Force museum is also a great place to start your tour of the National Aviation Heritage Area, of which the Air Force Museum is a part. You can also visit the nearby Wright Dunbar neighborhood, with three historical sites where the Wright brothers developed flight; the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park and Aviation Trail Parachute Museum; and the Champaign Aviation Museum.
   
   
4. Huffman Prairie Flying Field. Pylon Road, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton area
   Also part of the National Aviation Heritage Area is Huffman Prairie Flying Field, the field the Wright Brothers called home after their historic first flight in North Carolina. Located 8 miles northeast of Dayton, it was here the Wright brothers made the first turn and the first circle in the air with the 1904 Wright Flyer II. Visit the flying field's interpretive center to get the whole story about the Wright brothers' exploits.
   
   
5. National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center. 1350 Brush Row Road, Wilberforce
   The National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center opened in 1988, with a mission to depict through displays and collections the experiences of Afro-Americans, from their African origins to the present. Currently on view are the displays "African Americans Fighting for a Double Victory"; "Behind the Mask: Black Power in the Comics"; "Queens of the Heartland" (about the women's suffrage and civil rights movements, as told through 30 women's stories); and "Rhythm of Revolution-The Transformative Power of Black Art 1619 to the Present."
   
   
6. Clifton Mill, 75 Water St., Clifton
   Learn how a turbine-powered mill works by visiting Clifton Mill. You can take a tour with a group by calling 937-767-5501 or using the contact page. There's also a restaurant and store on-premises.

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