Mt. Pulaski in Logan County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Bi-Plane - Train Race 1910
Photographed by Al Wolf, October 5, 2008
1. Bi-Plane - - Train Race 1910 Marker
Erected 1984 by City of Mt. Pulaski and Logan County Tourism Committee.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Railroads & Streetcars • Sports. A significant historical date for this entry is September 29, 1858.
Location. 40° 0.245′ N, 89° 17.133′ W. Marker is in Mt. Pulaski, Illinois, in Logan County. It is at the intersection of South Illinois Street and East Scroggin Avenue, on the left when traveling north on South Illinois Street. From downtown Mt. Pulaski - Go South on South
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Regionally, this marker is in Central Illinois and in Greater Springfield. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District (approx. 0.3 miles away); Mt. Pulaski Court House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lincoln's Law Practice (approx. 0.3 miles away); Circuit Court Stop (approx. 0.3 miles away); Pig Hip Restaurant (approx. 9½ miles away); Lincoln's Elkhart Connection (approx. 9.9 miles away); Elkhart Cemetery (approx. 9.9 miles away); a different marker also named Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District (approx. 10 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mt. Pulaski.
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1. Chicago to Springfield Race. Walter Brookins: “The propeller worked nicely, and I was only compelled to descend to the ground because my supply of gasoline was giving out and needed replenishing. The distance, after deducting stops, was made in five hours and forty minutes. I was unable to hear any sounds from the earth, not even the whistling of the locomotive of the Illinois Central train which was running with me, as I kept at a high altitude owing to the current of air in which I was traveling.” (Submitted on February 1, 2009, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana.)
Photographed by Al Wolf, October 5, 2008
2. Looking North - - Railroad Tracks Yet Exist
2. Eyewitness Story. (Courtesy: Genealogy Sleuth) The grand-daughter, Cheryl Rothwell retells the eyewitness story of the events of September 29, 1910 great "Plane Train Race" at Mt. Pulaski as seen (a photo included) by grand-mother, Ethel Ryan Downing. (Submitted on February 1, 2009, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana.)
Photographed by Al Wolf, October 5, 2008
3. Full View of Marker
Two items strike me about this location:
1. The Marker seems to be on private property - and - is lovingly well kept, and
2. In all my picture taking this is the first time I was able to capture the American Flag at full extension by the wind. (This must be a blessed place.)
1. The Marker seems to be on private property - and - is lovingly well kept, and
2. In all my picture taking this is the first time I was able to capture the American Flag at full extension by the wind. (This must be a blessed place.)
unknown photographer. It appears to be an uncredited mass-printed postcard via logancoil-genhist.org, September 29, 1910
4. “Brookins Leaving Mt. Pulask Ill. in Wright Biplane”
Credits. This page was last revised on November 17, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 10, 2008, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. This page has been viewed 4,906 times since then and 43 times this year. It was the Marker of the Week September 29, 2019. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 10, 2008, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. 4. submitted on September 29, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
