15, 1815. In June 1818, Daniel Cooper and John Piatt, of Cincinnati, developed an overland freight line running between Cincinnati and Dayton with various stops. The first bell for the First Presbyterian Church arrived in Dayton in July 1818. Daniel Cooper loaded it on a wheelbarrow and wheeled it to the church. The exertion was too much for him; he ruptured a blood vessel and died July 13, 1818. He is buried in Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio. References The History of Montgomery County, Ohio. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1882. Steele, Robert W. and Mary Davies. Early Dayton. Dayton, Ohio, 1896. Edgar, John F. Pioneer life in Dayton and vicinity, 1796-1840. Dayton, Ohio: W.J. Shuey, United Brethren Publishing House, 1896, 307 pages. Conover, Charlotte Reeve. Concerning the Forefathers. New York: Winthrop Press, 1902, 503 pages. Conover, Charlotte Reeve. Dayton and Montgomery County. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co, 1932. External links Dayton's Historic Oregon District 1773 births 1818 deaths Members of the Ohio House of Representatives Ohio state senators Politicians from Dayton, Ohio Burials at Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum Miami University trustees