Acme in Medina County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Skypark
The Flying Community
Photographed by J. J. Prats, April 4, 2019
1. “Skypark” Marker
Daniel E. Weltzien, pilot and hometown son, dreamed of a flying community, one where every family would have a plane in their garage for work or play. In June 1965, the Williams Farm on Acme Hill became a runway with taxiways to every home. Young men and women came for flying lessons, and now traverse the world in space, the military, and commercially. Surviving fire, tornadoes, an earthquake, Ohio winters, and severe crosswinds, students still come here to take their first flight and become pilots. In Ohio, birthplace of aviation pioneers, this is Skypark The Flying Community, a first in Ohio because a man dared to dream.
Erected 2002 by The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 3-52.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Parks & Recreational Areas. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1965.
Location. 41° 1.511′ N, 81° 47.958′ W. Marker is in Acme, Ohio, in Medina County. It is on Greenwich Road (County Route 97) west of Skypark Drive. The marker
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Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cleveland and in the Western Reserve. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Birth of Skypark (a few steps from this marker); Veterans, Members, and Friends of Sky Park (a few steps from this marker); In Honor (approx. 1.6 miles away); Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery (approx. 1.6 miles away); AmVets Memorial Carillon (approx. 1.6 miles away); a different marker also named Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery (approx. 1.7 miles away); Landing Ship Tank Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away); Veterans Memorial
Photographed by J. J. Prats, April 4, 2019
2. “Skypark” Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 15, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 656 times since then and 79 times this year. Last updated on August 21, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos: 1. submitted on April 15, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 2. submitted on April 18, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
