Piqua Vacations, Piqua Vacation Reviews, Tourism Guide

With a population of approx 25,000, Piqua is home to companies such as Hartzell Propeller and Evenflo.

Piqua was one of the cities that experienced severe flooding during the Great Dayton Flood of 1913.

Due to the prosperity of past industry in the city of Piqua, much of the area surrounding downtown contains large mansions and homes. Most notable is the Leo Flesh Mansion, built in the Chateauesque style, it looms over many of the surrounding buildings in the neighborhood. Unforunately the past prosperity did not last and Piqua has been dealt harder years recently.

A fictionalized version of Piqua is the setting for the Captain Underpants children's book series.

1930s Depression-era gangster John Dillinger at one time robbed the Citizens National Bank of Piqua(later Miami Citizens National Bank) at the corner of Main and Ash streets downtown. It is believed the shots fired from his gun upon getaway left bullet holes which remained intact upon a wall of the Orr-Flesh building located across the street for many years.

Youth sports play a large part in the lives of Piqua residents. Piqua is also know for the many taverns in town.