Wright Brother’s National Memorial
Kitty Hawk and the Outer Banks , North Carolina, in general, are not off of the 95, but worth the detour! We started our tour of the area, by going to Kill Devil Hills, where on December 17, 1903, the Wright brothers, made the “first controlled powered airplane flight.”
The field and monument to the Wright brothers is part of the National Parks system, and includes a visitors station, with an informative exhibition about what was accomplished on this windy, soft sand hill.
It was wonderful to see so many people stopping to appreciate history.
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The brothers did not simply have luck or a great work ethic; they mastered the science behind aviation.
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Sleeping quarters?
These are replicas of the camps which the brothers stayed in while working on taking flight.
Wright Brother’s Monument
Sculptures of the Wright Brother’s
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First Flight Boulder
The Flight Line
The markers indicated where each of the first four flights ended
Second Flight
Third Flight
Fourth Flight
The perfect way to end a trip to the birthplace of aviation!
