The Outer Banks of North Carolina; Wright Memorial Shaft, Wright Brothers National Memorial, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

P Bayne (Photographer) Elizabeth City, NC: Elizabeth City News Company, 1966. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Post Card. Format is approximately 5.5 inches by 3.5 inches. Post Card is in a plastic sleeve. One one side is a color photo of the monument against a cloud filled blue sky. The other side is divided into two section. On the right is a place for a stamp and a place for an address. Text reads Place Stamp Here and Post Card Address. The left side has space for a brief message and the following text at the top The Outer Banks of North Carolina Wright Memorial Shaft, Wright Brothers National Memorial, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina This 60 ft. tall monument on top of Kill devil Hill commemorates the achievement of the first airplane flight in history by Wilbur and Orville Wright on December 17, 1903. Color Photo by P. Bayne. On December 17, 1903, the Wright brothers first flew a piloted, heavier-than-air, powered machine in North Carolina. Approved by Congress in 1927, the Kill Devil Hill National Memorial has the Wright Memorial Shaft, a sixty-foot granite monument. On over 300 acres, it was dedicated in 1932. The Wright Brothers National Memorial would never exist without the astounding flying feats of the Wright Brothers, two brothers from Ohio who dreamed of mastering the still just-out-of-reach achievement of flight. For years, the Wright Brothers designed intricate plans and blueprints out of the their small bicycle shop before heading to the town of Kitty Hawk in 1900. This coastal town, they determined, had the ideal conditions for testing their gliders, with towering sand dunes and consistent winds to assist with the initial launching. The 60' ft. granite monument leads the way to the extensive National Park which features grounds with markers, both big and small, indicating the successful launching and landing points, a visitors' center, and museums and exhibits which celebrates the last century of flight and beyond. Condition: Good.

Keywords: Wright Brothers, Kill Devil Hill, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, First powered Flight, Memorial Shaft, National Memorial, National Park, Outer Banks, Historic Marker, Aviation

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Price: $15.00

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