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WAYSIDE TITLE: In commemoration of the conquest of the air…Excerpt from the inscription on the monument atop Big Kill Devil Hill
WAYSIDE LAYOUT: Landscape-oriented rectangular panel featuring a black band across the top. The black band has text that reads, “Wright Brothers National Memorial” and “National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior.” The panel features three columns of text on the top half. The bottom half features a large black and white image on the left and two smaller images overlapping on the right.
VIEW FROM WAYSIDE: To the left, about 40 feet, is the first flight sculpture. To the right, about 15 feet is the road.
TEXT: From its establishment as a national monument in 1927 to the First Flight Centennial of 2003, the local people of the Outer Banks have shown “dauntless resolution and unconquerable faith” in honoring and recognizing the first flight of the Wright brothers.The Kill Devil Hills Memorial Association, later to become the First Flight Society, took the lead in organizing the 25th-anniversary celebration held in 1928.The even featured the unveiling of the first flight marker and the laying of the cornerstone for the monument – two of the most prominent features at Wright Brothers National memorial. For the first time, the location of the first flight received as much attention as the flight itself. Orville Wright, Amelia Earhart, and more than 3,000 people from the area participated in the event. Ironically, to attend they traveled by almost every means but air.Over the years local citizens, the First Flight Society, and people from all over the state of North Carolina have continued to provide the grass roots support necessary to host annual commemorative events. With their help, the reconstructed camp buildings were opened during the 50th – anniversary celebration. The First Flight Airstrip opened during the 60th – anniversary and the “First Flight” sculpture, a gift from the people of North Carolina, was dedicated during the 100th anniversary celebration.
DESCRIPTION #1: A black and white photograph of 2 men and 1 woman, all well dressed in suits dresses, standing in front of a boulder with a plaque on it.
CAPTION: Orville Wright, U.S. Senator Hiram Bingham, and Amelia Earhart attend the unveiling of the first flight marker, December 17, 1928.
DESCRIPTION #2: Colored photograph of the monument atop a hill. The hill is covered with hundreds of people. In the foreground is a replica of the 1903 flyer.
CAPTION: More than 120,000 people, from all over the world, attended the six-day 2003 Centennial celebration that included an attempt to reenact the first flight.
DESCRIPTION #3: A black and white photograph of a sandy dune. At the base are a row of cars and a trail of people climbing the dune.
CAPTION: At the 25th – anniversary celebration, more than 3,000 people, from the area, attended the laying of the cornerstone for the monument.
WAYSIDE LAYOUT: Landscape-oriented rectangular panel featuring a black band across the top. The black band has text that reads, “Wright Brothers National Memorial” and “National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior.” The panel features three columns of text on the top half. The bottom half features a large black and white image on the left and two smaller images overlapping on the right.
VIEW FROM WAYSIDE: To the left, about 40 feet, is the first flight sculpture. To the right, about 15 feet is the road.
TEXT: From its establishment as a national monument in 1927 to the First Flight Centennial of 2003, the local people of the Outer Banks have shown “dauntless resolution and unconquerable faith” in honoring and recognizing the first flight of the Wright brothers.The Kill Devil Hills Memorial Association, later to become the First Flight Society, took the lead in organizing the 25th-anniversary celebration held in 1928.The even featured the unveiling of the first flight marker and the laying of the cornerstone for the monument – two of the most prominent features at Wright Brothers National memorial. For the first time, the location of the first flight received as much attention as the flight itself. Orville Wright, Amelia Earhart, and more than 3,000 people from the area participated in the event. Ironically, to attend they traveled by almost every means but air.Over the years local citizens, the First Flight Society, and people from all over the state of North Carolina have continued to provide the grass roots support necessary to host annual commemorative events. With their help, the reconstructed camp buildings were opened during the 50th – anniversary celebration. The First Flight Airstrip opened during the 60th – anniversary and the “First Flight” sculpture, a gift from the people of North Carolina, was dedicated during the 100th anniversary celebration.
DESCRIPTION #1: A black and white photograph of 2 men and 1 woman, all well dressed in suits dresses, standing in front of a boulder with a plaque on it.
CAPTION: Orville Wright, U.S. Senator Hiram Bingham, and Amelia Earhart attend the unveiling of the first flight marker, December 17, 1928.
DESCRIPTION #2: Colored photograph of the monument atop a hill. The hill is covered with hundreds of people. In the foreground is a replica of the 1903 flyer.
CAPTION: More than 120,000 people, from all over the world, attended the six-day 2003 Centennial celebration that included an attempt to reenact the first flight.
DESCRIPTION #3: A black and white photograph of a sandy dune. At the base are a row of cars and a trail of people climbing the dune.
CAPTION: At the 25th – anniversary celebration, more than 3,000 people, from the area, attended the laying of the cornerstone for the monument.