Last updated: August 9, 2021
Place
1 – Wright Brothers Bas Relief Plaque
NPS
RELIEF TITLE: They Taught Us To Fly
VIEW FROM PLAQUE: Directly in behind the plaque is a large, flat, open, grass covered field. In the far distance, is the Wright Brothers Monument atop a tall grass covered hill.
DESCRIPTION: Bronze relief that features the portraits of Wilbur and Orville Wright, from left to right. Across the top are reliefs of 3 types of Wright brothers’ gliders. Starting from the left are the 1901, 1902 and 1911 gliders. There is text across the top that reads, “They Taught Us to Fly” and text along the bottom that reads, “Wilbur and Orville Wright”.
TEXT: Below the relief is a small plaque that reads, “Presented in 1963 by The Soaring Society of America to commemorate The Early Gliding and Soaring Flights of the Wright Brothers. Sculpted by Capt. Ralph S. Barnaby USN Retired”
VIEW FROM PLAQUE: Directly in behind the plaque is a large, flat, open, grass covered field. In the far distance, is the Wright Brothers Monument atop a tall grass covered hill.
DESCRIPTION: Bronze relief that features the portraits of Wilbur and Orville Wright, from left to right. Across the top are reliefs of 3 types of Wright brothers’ gliders. Starting from the left are the 1901, 1902 and 1911 gliders. There is text across the top that reads, “They Taught Us to Fly” and text along the bottom that reads, “Wilbur and Orville Wright”.
TEXT: Below the relief is a small plaque that reads, “Presented in 1963 by The Soaring Society of America to commemorate The Early Gliding and Soaring Flights of the Wright Brothers. Sculpted by Capt. Ralph S. Barnaby USN Retired”