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Burkhardt Hill

Dayton, Ohio
· Site of the Original Soapbox Derby
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Burkhardt Hill was the birthplace of the All-American Soapbox Derby, a youth racing program founded in Dayton and run nationally since 1934. It was dedicated on July 4, 1990, in Dayton, Ohio, and presented that day by the Wrightview Neighborhood Association.
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