Wolf Creek in Dayton in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
The Professor of the Propeller
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park
In this laboratory during World War I, Orville Wright designed special poplar propellers for the Dayton Wright Company’s Bug - a 530-poung pilotless biplane designed to carry explosives over enemy lines, crash, and explode.
This Site
For the Centennial of Flight in 2003, Bank One (Chase Bank) donated this site to the Dayton Heritage Commission.
This Bronze Statue
In 2003 John and Marna Bosch commissioned Bill Wolfe of Terre Haute, Indiana to created a bronze tribute to Orville Wright. Working with the Boschs, Wolfe wanted to acknowledge Orville Wright’s lasting aeronautical engineering legacy by recalling his work with the propeller.
(Inscription under the photo in the upper right side of the marker)
1918 Dayton Wright Bug
Erected 2004 by Bank One.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space. A significant historical year for this entry is 2003.
Location. 39° 45.381′ N, 84° 12.859′ W. Marker is in Dayton , Ohio, in Montgomery County. It is in Wolf Creek. Marker is on North Broadway Street north of West 3rd Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 21 N Broadway St, Dayton OH 45402, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Orville's Last Workshop (a few steps from this marker); 31 Years at the Lab (within shouting distance of this marker); Major General Harry G. Armstrong (within shouting distance of this marker); Electra Doren (within shouting distance of this marker); Erma Bombeck (within shouting distance of this marker); Lucinda W. Adams (within shouting distance of this marker); Frederic Charles MacFarlane (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rev. Leo Meyer (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dayton.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 498 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 13, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.