Birthplace of Wilbur Wright
April 16, 1867 - May 30, 1912
Co-inventor of the airplane
With his brother, Orville,
he began studying flight, 1896;
built first model airplane, 1899;
began gliding, 1900; and achieved
first successful powered flight
at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina,
December 17, 1903
Marker is on North County Road 750E (County Road 750), on the right when traveling south.
Courtesy hmdb.org
