Purcellville in Loudoun County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Mother of the Wright Brothers

Photographed By Roger Dean Meyer, July 14, 2007

1. Mother of the Wright Brothers Marker

Inscription. Six miles north, at Hillsboro, was born in 1831 Susan Koerner, mother of Wilbur and Orville Wright, inventors of the airplane.

Erected 1929 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number T-5.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Women. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1831.

Location. 39° 8.136′ N, 77° 41.684′ W. Marker is in Purcellville, Virginia, in Loudoun County. Marker is on E Main Street (Business Virginia Route 7) 0.1 miles east of Pickwick Drive, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Purcellville VA 20132, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Mahlon Taylor Springhouse (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ambush at Purcellville (approx. 0.6 miles away); Electric Trains on the W&OD (approx. 0.6 miles away); Attacked at Purcellville (approx. one mile away); Tracks into History (approx. one mile away); Loudoun County Emancipation Association Grounds (approx. 1.1 miles away); Killed in Action Memorial

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(approx. 1.1 miles away); The Case Building (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Purcellville.

Wider view of the Mother of the Wright Brothers Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Roger Dean Meyer, July 14, 2007

2. Wider view of the Mother of the Wright Brothers Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2007, by Roger Dean Meyer of Yankton, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 2,134 times since then and 85 times this year. Last updated on July 19, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 16, 2007, by Roger Dean Meyer of Yankton, South Dakota. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.