Wright Brothers National Memorial North Carolina
The official website for the Wright Brothers National Memorial. The site has all the information needed for planning a trip to the memorial and in-depth information of value in classrooms where a trip is not planned.
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- U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission - A Celebration of Wings This site presents information and links to other sites about the Wright Brothers. The site contains videos, audio, images, a page for children, and more.
- Wright Brothers Centennial Exhibit: Eastern North Carolina Digital History Exhibits A digital exhibit with photographs, manuscript, and print materials about the Outer Banks of North Carolina and the Wrights.
Related pages
- Newspaper coverage of the first flight: Newspaper article about the Wright brothers' first flight in December 1903, written from an intercepted telegram sent by the brothers to their father in Ohio. Historical commentary points out the differences between the version of events that reached the public and what actually happened.
- The road to the first flight: This article explains how the Wright brothers developed their pioneering airplane, from their first experiments as boys to the first successful flight in 1903.
- Announcing the first flight: Telegram sent by the Wright brothers to their father, announcing their first successful flight in December 1903.
Related topics
- Learn more about Dare County, First Flight, Kill Devil Hills, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Wright brothers, airplanes, architecture, biographies, gliders, heritage, history, innovation, museums, parks, pilots, and technology.
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This is the official website for the Wright Brothers National Memorial. You can find information for planning a visit to the memorial, a program schedule, information on the history and culture surrounding the Wright brothers in the form of the Wright Brothers National Memorial Historic Resource Study, a map of the Outer Banks, a map of the park, a Children’s Page, in-depth information, and more. There is a lesson plan on the site for use in social studies classes for grades 5-12. There is an in-depth section full of information that will be useful even in classrooms that are not planning a trip. Also check out the Teaching with Historic Places page
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