WRIGHT BROTHERS NATIONAL MEMORIAL
WRIGHT BROTHERS NATIONAL MEMORIALWright Brothers National Memorial Manteo, North Carolina 27954
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Wright Brothers National Memorial
'Flight monument'
© John Bunting
This spot is where the Wright Bros. flyer first flew in December 1903.
Wright Brothers National Memorial
'Camp house interior'
© John Bunting
Another view of inside of Wright Bros. cabin at Kill Devil Hills
Wright Brothers National Memorial
'Camphouse Interior'
© John Bunting
Inside of living quarters of the Wright Bros. in NC.
Wright Brothers National Memorial
'Wright Flyer'
© John Bunting
Replica of the Wright Bros. first powered airplane.
Wright Brothers National Memorial
'Replica Wright flyer'
© John Bunting
Inside the visitor center is this replica of the original Wright airplane
Wright Brothers National Memorial
'Wright Memorial'
© John Bunting
This memorial is on top of a hill in the park
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. <P>A visit should include touring the museum exhibits, participating in a ranger conducted program, touring the reconstructed camp buildings and first flight trail area, and a climb up Kill Devil Hill to view the memorial pylon. <P>
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