Wright Brother's Memorial

The first successful sustained powered flights in a heavier-than- air machine were made here by Wilbur and Orville Wright on December 17, 1903. A 60-foot granite monument dedicated in 1932, is perched atop 90-foot tall Kill Devil Hill commemorating the achievement of these two visionaries from Dayton, Ohio

Wright Brother's National Memorial - State Library of North Carolina

Wright Brother's Memorial - National Park Service site.

Kill Devil Hill's home page - Info Highway site.

The Wright Brother's Memorial - County Clips site: Dare County.

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