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Kill Devil Hills in Dare County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

End of 3rd Flight

Wright Brothers National Memorial

 
 
End of 3rd Flight Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
1. End of 3rd Flight Marker
Inscription.
End of 3rd Flight
Time: About 15 seconds
Distance: About 200 ft.
Dec. 17, 1903
Pilot: Orville

 
Erected by National Park Service.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & SpaceNotable EventsParks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical date for this entry is December 17, 1903.
 
Location. 36° 1.224′ N, 75° 40.122′ W. Marker is in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, in Dare County. It can be reached from the intersection of North Croatan Highway (U.S. 158) and Prospect Avenue, on the right when traveling south. The marker is located within the Wright Brothers National Memorial. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1000 North Croatan Highway, Kill Devil Hills NC 27948, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain and on the Outer Banks. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Tidewater. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what
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was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: End of 2nd Flight (here, next to this marker); End of First Flight (a few steps from this marker); Field for Flight (within shouting distance of this marker); Four Powered Flights (within shouting distance of this marker); The First Successful Flight of an Airplane (within shouting distance of this marker); Wind, Sand, & Isolation (within shouting distance of this marker); First Flights: December 17th, 1903 (within shouting distance of this marker); The First Flight (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kill Devil Hills.
 
Also see . . .
1. 1903-The First Flight. (Submitted on September 20, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. The Wright Brothers. (Submitted on September 20, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
3. Wright Brothers Archival Film 1909 - First Flight Wilber and Orville Wright video.
End of 3rd Flight Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
2. End of 3rd Flight Marker
(Submitted on September 20, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
 
First in Flight December 17, 1903 image. Click for full size.
Photographed by John T. Daniels
3. First in Flight December 17, 1903
Wright Brothers National Memorial sign image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
4. Wright Brothers National Memorial sign
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 20, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 186 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 20, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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