The village of Kettering officially became a city on June 24, 1955.
Today marks the 62nd anniversary of Kettering’s cityhood.
Here are some interesting facts many may not know about Kettering.
The city’s name came from Charles F. Kettering, who invented the self-starter and founded the Delco engineering laboratory.
Did you know the first home built in Kettering was in 1798 by a farmer named James Patterson? Back then the area was known as Van Buren Township.
Kettering is the second largest city in the Miami Valley and was the fastest-growing city in Ohio from 1955-65, according to the Ohio History Connection.
Today there are 250 miles of streets with a population of nearly 60,000.