The Wright Brothers Memorial Sits Atop Kill Devil Hill: The Wright Brothers Memorial

The Wright Brothers Memorial
sits on Kill Devil Hill,
above the airfield.

The sand dune was stabilized

with sod & other plantings.

As Eric & I walk up the hill
to the memorial, we see a
parking area & picnic
tables.

Further up the hill, we see

First Flight Airstrip.

This is a fitting place to fly

small aircraft to & from.

Discussion of a memorial

for Orville & Wilbur Wright

started in 1927.

This 60 foot tall Art Deco

 wing- like pylon is topped
 with a navigational beacon

& contains a power house

 to run it.

From this angle, the
memorial looks like
an airplane rudder.

The Inscription:

 In Commemoration of the Conquest of the Air

By the Brothers Wilbur & Orville Wright

Conceived By Genius

Achieved by Dauntless Resolution & Unconquerable Faith

Orville Wright was the guest of honor at the 

dedication on November 14, 1932

Wilbur died in 1912 from typhoid fever.

On the other side of the hill,
Eric & I see a full scale model
of the photo taken by John T. 
Daniels of Orville's first
flight on December 17, 1903.






I am grateful to the foresight of the United States Congress in setting aside lands for National Parks. Historical and natural areas all over America could have been bulldozed, built on and or mined by private companies, if not for Congress's belief that our heritage and unique geographic areas are worth preservation.