Acme in Medina County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
“Skypark”
The Flying Community
Photographed By J. J. Prats, April 4, 2019
1. “Skypark” Marker
Inscription.
“Skypark”. The Flying Community. Daniel E. Weltzien, pilot and hometown son, dreamed of a flying community, one where every family would have a plane in their garage for work or play. In June 1965, the Williams Farm on Acme Hill became a runway with taxiways to every home. Young men and women came for flying lessons, and now traverse the world in space, the military, and commercially. Surviving fire, tornadoes, an earthquake, Ohio winters, and severe crosswinds, students still come here to take their first flight and become pilots. In Ohio, birthplace of aviation pioneers, this is “SKYPARK” THE FLYING COMMUNITY, a first in Ohio because a man dared to dream.
Daniel E. Weltzien, pilot and hometown son, dreamed of a
flying community, one where every family would have a plane
in their garage for work or play. In June 1965, the
Williams Farm on Acme Hill became a runway with taxiways
to every home. Young men and women came for flying
lessons, and now traverse the world in space, the military,
and commercially. Surviving fire, tornadoes, an earthquake,
Ohio winters, and severe crosswinds, students still come
here to take their first flight and become pilots. In
Ohio, birthplace of aviation pioneers, this is “SKYPARK”
THE FLYING COMMUNITY, a first in Ohio because a man dared to dream.
Erected 2002 by The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 3-52.)
Location. 41° 1.555′ N, 81° 47.933′ W. Marker is in Acme, Ohio, in Medina County. Marker is on Greenwich Road (County Route 97) west of Skypark Drive. It is at the Weltzien Skypark airport entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3071 Greenwich Rd, Wadsworth OH 44281, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 8, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 15, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 277 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on April 15, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 2. submitted on April 18, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
