Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park
| Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park | |
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| IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape) | |
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| Location | Ohio, USA |
| Nearest city | Dayton, OH |
| Coordinates | |
| Area | 86 acres (0.35 km²) |
| Established | October 16, 1992 |
| Total visitation | 51,771 (in 2006) |
| Governing body | National Park Service |
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park is a United States
National Historical Park in Dayton, Ohio,
Through the invention of powered flight, Wilbur and Orville made significant contributions to human history. In their Dayton, Ohio, bicycle shops, these two men, self-trained in the science and art of aviation, researched and built the world's first power-driven, heavier-than-air machine capable of free, controlled, and sustained flight. The Wrights also perfected their invention during 1904 and 1905 at the Huffman Prairie Flying Field near their hometown of Dayton.
Paul Laurence Dunbar achieved national and international acclaim in a literary world that was almost exclusively reserved for whites. This gifted and prolific writer produced a body of work that included novels, plays, short stories, lyrics, and over 400 published poems. His work, which reflected much of the African American experience in the United States, contributed to a growing social consciousness and cultural identity for African Americans. Although he died in 1906, his writings contributed to later developments in African American history, such as the Harlem Renaissance and the early Civil Rights movement.
The park is a cooperative effort between the National Park Service and four partners. The sites are the Wright Cycle Company complex (the Wright Cycle Company building and the Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center and Aviation Trail Visitor Center); Huffman Prairie Flying Field and the Huffman Prairie Flying Field Interpretive Center; the John W. Berry, Sr. Wright Brothers Aviation Center, at Carillon Park; and the Paul Laurence Dunbar State Memorial, which is operated by the Ohio Historical Society. The Huffman Prairie sites are located within Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, but are operated by the National Park Service and are open to the public.
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park is located within the National Aviation Heritage Area, an eight-county region in Ohio established as a National Heritage Area by Congress in 2004.
External links
- Official NPS Site
- Site for Carillon Park, home of the 1905 Wright Flyer III
- Ohio Historical Society site for the Paul Laurence Dunbar State Memorial
| Protected Areas of Ohio | |
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| National Park Service |
Cuyahoga Valley National Park • Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park • Hopewell Culture National Historical Park • First Ladies National Historic Site • James A. Garfield National Historic Site • William Howard Taft National Historic Site • David Berger National Memorial • Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial |
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