WRIGHT BROTHERS NATIONAL MEMORIAL, KILL DEVIL HILLS, NC Aug 26, 2024

Though some of their research and their bike shop was located in Dayton, OH. The Wright Brothers flew their experimental plane in Kill Devil Hills, NC. They made four flights the shortest being approximately 120 feet and the final test flight at approximately 820 feet. The actual runway and flight path are marked by small rock markers showing the four flights.

Monument on a hill overlooking the runway and work buildings of the Wright Brothers

The large stone marker on the left is where the engine was started and the flights began. To the right, you can see the markers for the first-three flights.

This marker indicates the fourth flight approximately 820 feet from the start.

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