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. 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.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Parks & Recreational Areas. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1965.

Location. 41° 1.555′ N, 81° 47.933′ W. Marker is in Acme, Ohio, in Medina County. It is on Greenwich Road (County Route 97) west of Skypark

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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.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cleveland

and in the Western Reserve.

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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Birth of Skypark (here, next to this marker); Veterans, Members, and Friends of Sky Park (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Capt. M. V. Bates - Wife Anna Swan Bates - Infant Boy (approx. 3 miles away); This Flagpole (approx. 3 miles away); Seville (approx. 3 miles away); General Elijah Wadsworth (approx. 3.6 miles away); Johnson House Museum / Carriage Factory (approx. 3.6 miles away); Bacso's Coal Yard Switch (approx.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, April 4, 2019

2. “Skypark” Marker

3.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Acme.

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 631 times since then and 54 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.