Dayton in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Wrights Rest at Woodland

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park

— National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —

Wrights Rest at Woodland Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 23, 2026

1. Wrights Rest at Woodland Marker

Inscription. Here at Woodland rest Wilbur and Orville Wright—and many others who contributed much to Dayton and America. Not far from the modest headstone of the inventors of the airplane is the grave of Paul Laurence Dunbar, a prominent early 20th-century African American poet and author. Dunbar was a highschool classmate of Orville Wright.

Shown above is the Wright family gravesite during the funeral of Wilbur Wright, who died of typhoid fever in 1912.

Wilbur Wright 1867 - 1912

Orville Wright 1871 - 1948

Paul Laurence Dunbar 1872 - 1906

The Wright and Dunbar graves are located 0.3 mile from here near the center of Section 101. These sites are accessible by car.

Please drive slowly and with respect.

For maps and more information ask at the office near the Main Gate.

Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Air & Space • Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1912.

Location. 39° 44.574′ N, 84° 10.732′ W. Marker is in Dayton, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It is at the intersection of Woodland Avenue and North Access Road, on the right when traveling east

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on Woodland Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 118 Woodland Ave, Dayton OH 45409, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Miami Valley.

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 walking distance of this marker: Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum (a few steps from this marker); DAR Veterans Memorial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dayton Soldiers and Sailors Memorial (about 500 feet away); T. C. Lindsey Gun (about 500 feet away); Civil War Memorial Flag Pole (about 500 feet away); J. C. Cline Gun (about 500 feet away); Montgomery County Revolutionary War Veterans Memorial (about 500 feet away); Louis Wm. Rieker, Sr. Memorial (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dayton.

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 23, 2026

2. Wrights Rest at Woodland Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 23, 2026

3. Wrights Rest at Woodland Marker

Wrights Gravesite image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 23, 2026

4. Wrights Gravesite

Credits. This page was last revised on June 10, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 29, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.