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

Inventing Flight: The Centennial Celebration

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 2, 2009

1. Inventing Flight: The Centennial Celebration Marker

Inscription.
On this site, from July 3 through July 20, 2003, the world focused its attention on Dayton as the Birthplace of Aviation for the one hundredth anniversary of the Wright Brothers' first flight and as a Signature Event of the Ohio Bicentennial Celebration. For seventeen days, Deeds Park and the entire Dayton Region came alive with the sights and sounds of flight. Hundreds of thousands of Daytonians, Ohioans and visitors from all over the world enjoyed events featuring aircraft of all eras, as well as historical recreations, artistic tributes and technological displays as homage to the creativity, ingenuity and vision of Wilbur and Orville Wright.

Erected by Inventing Flight and Dayton Power & Light Company Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Exploration • Man-Made Features. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1915.

Location. 39° 46.111′ N, 84° 11.176′ W. Marker is in Dayton, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It is in McCook Field. Marker is on Deeds Park Drive, on the left. Memorial is in Centennial Park, within Deeds Point MetroPark, off Webster Street, about 600 feet NE of the confluence of the Mad and Great Miami Rivers. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 510 Webster Street, Dayton OH 45404, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Neil Armstrong (a few steps from this marker); Icarus (a few steps from this marker); The Peace Plaza (a few steps from this marker); Chinese Kites (within shouting distance of this marker); John Glenn (within shouting distance of this marker); Leonardo da Vinci (within shouting distance of this marker); Wright-Patterson AFB (within shouting distance of this marker); Montgolfier Brothers (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dayton.

Also see . . . Deeds Point MetroPark. (Submitted on March 25, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 2, 2009

2. Inventing Flight: The Centennial Celebration Marker

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 2, 2009

3. Inventing Flight: The Centennial Celebration Marker

Rotary's First 100 Years of Service Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 2, 2009

4. Rotary's First 100 Years of Service Marker

This plaque, dedicated in conjunction
with the 2003 Centennial of Flight,
celebrates the first 100 years
of Rotary's service to the people
of the world and this community
as it provides future opportunities
for service and fellowship.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 25, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 955 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 25, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 2, 3. submitted on June 23, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 4. submitted on March 26, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.