Central Lawrenceville in Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Calbraith Perry Rodgers

1879 - 1912

— I Endure • I Conquer —

Calbraith Perry Rodgers Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 27, 2023

1. Calbraith Perry Rodgers Monument

Inscription.
Son of
Calbraith Perry Rodgers
and
Maria Holmes Chambers Rodgers

Becoming interested in aviation he made his first flight June 6 1911. He entered the Open Aviation Meet at Chicago in August of the same year and won the duration prize.

He started from Sheepshead Bay New York Sept 17 1911 to fly across the continent and arrived at Pasadena California Nov 5 1911 covering a distance of 4231 miles in actual flying time of 3 days 10 hours and 4 minutes from the Atlantic to the Pacific

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical date for this entry is June 6, 1911.

Location. 40° 28.222′ N, 79° 57.09′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Central Lawrenceville. Monument is in Section 19 of Allegheny Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4734 Butler Street, Pittsburgh PA 15201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. William McGregor (within shouting distance of this marker); Northern Red Oak (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Allegheny Arsenal Explosion (about 300 feet away); Daniel William Cooper (about 400 feet away); Gen. James Scott Negley (about

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400 feet away); 1st Lieut. Edward A. Fisher (about 600 feet away); Rev. Daniel J. Maladey (about 700 feet away); The Honorable Thomas Marshall Howe (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.

Also see . . .
1. Cal Rodgers Bio. (Submitted on June 3, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Calbraith Perry Rodgers (NASM, Smithsonian Institution). (Submitted on June 3, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Calbraith Perry Rodgers Monument bas relief image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 27, 2023

2. Calbraith Perry Rodgers Monument bas relief

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 27, 2023

3. Calbraith Perry Rodgers Monument

Father's monument is to the left

Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 3, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 86 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 3, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.