Hampton Roads Center , Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
Photographed by PaulwC3, May 15, 2014
1. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics Marker
The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) was established by Congress in 1915 to supervise and direct the scientific study of the problems of flight. The NACA created the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory at nearby Langley Field in 1917. Overseen by an advisory committee including Orville Wright and Charles Lindbergh, the laboratory created and used specialized wind tunnels and facilities to research and accelerate aeronautic technologies during peacetime and wartime from the 1920s to the late 1950s. In 1958, the NACA was superseded by the modern NASA and the laboratory was renamed the Langley Research Center.
Erected 2010 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number WY-101.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1915.
Location. 37° 5.142′ N, 76° 22.907′ W. Marker is in Hampton, Virginia. It is in Hampton Roads Center. It is at the intersection of Commander Shepard Boulevard (Virginia Route 172) and Langley Boulevard, on the right when traveling north on Commander Shepard Boulevard. The marker
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Regionally, this marker is on the Peninsula and in Coastal Virginia. 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 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Chesterville Plantation (a few steps from this marker); Syms Free School (a few steps from this marker); Langley Speedway (approx. 0.2 miles away); Footeball Quarter Creek Plantation (approx. 2.4 miles away); Henry Lawson Wyatt (approx. 2½ miles away); Battle of Big Bethel (approx. 2½ miles away); Big Bethel UDC Monument (approx. 2½ miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Big Bethel (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hampton.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Langley Field: Discovering Aerospace
Also see . . .
1. Langley Research Center. NASA website entry:
To this day NASA Langley researchers carry on the legacy of their pioneering predecessors. Whether its testing airbags for space capsule landings, developing technologies to allow aircraft to fly at supersonic and hypersonic speeds or studying Earth's atmosphere to better understand global climate change NASA Langley remains on the leading edge as it has since 1917. (Submitted on May 16, 2014, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.)
Photographed by PaulwC3, May 15, 2014
2. Wide view of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (Right) Marker
2. Langley Research Center. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on October 29, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Credits. This page was last revised on October 29, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2014, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,211 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 16, 2014, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.
