Grand Saline in Van Zandt County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Wiley Hardeman Post
(1898 - 1935)
Post set many flight records and won the national air races in 1930. He and Harold Gatty circled the world, flying 15,474 miles in less than 9 days in 1931. Post soloed around the world in less than 8 days in 1933.
Post invented and developed the first pressurized flight suit, explored stratospheric flight, and used an early Sperry autopilot mechanism. He worked with the U. S. Army Air Corps on an experimental automatic direction finding (ADF) radio compass, and was a pioneer in the use of liquid oxygen for high altitude flight. Post and humorist Will Rogers died in a plane crash on a trip to Alaska in 1935. His plane the "Winnie Mae" is in the Smithsonian Institution's Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.
Erected 1996 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 11432.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space. A significant historical date for this entry is November 22, 1898.
Location. 32° 40.484′ N, 95° 42.592′ W. Marker is in Grand Saline, Texas, in Van Zandt County. Marker is at the intersection of West Garland Street (U.S. 80) and North Main Street, on the right when traveling west on West Garland Street. The marker is located in front of The Salt Palace museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 W Garland Street, Grand Saline TX 75140, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. First Methodist Church of Grand Saline (approx. 0.2 miles away); Grand Saline, C.S.A. (approx. 0.6 miles away); Jordans Saline (approx. 1˝ miles away); Providence Community (approx. 7.3 miles away); Bennett Joseph Carter Home (approx. 10.3 miles away); Cheatham Memorial United Methodist Church (approx. 10.3 miles away); First Baptist Church of Edgewood (approx. 10.3 miles away); Old First National Bank Building (approx. 10.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grand Saline.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 45 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 29, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.