On West Main Street (Illinois Route 18) just west of North Bloomington Street ( Route 23), on the right when traveling west.
The first transcontinental flight was completed in 1911 by Cal Rodgers, who learned to fly after only 90 minutes of instruction from Orville Wright. Answering a challenge by William Randolph Hearst to fly cross country in 30 days, Cal was sponsored . . . — — Map (db m185089) HM
On North Bloomington Street (Illinois Route 23) 0.1 miles north of Northpoint Drive, on the right when traveling north.
One of the first great aviation events in Illinois was the arrival of a flying contraption known as the Vin Fiz Flyer, which landed in Streator on October 9, 1911 as part of the first transcontinental flight across the United States.
A large . . . — — Map (db m145165) HM
In 1910, publishing titan William Randolph Hearst offered $50,000 to the first person to successfully complete a transcontinental flight across America in 30 days, with a stop in Chicago, Illinois. Adventurer and newly-trained aviator Calbraith . . . — — Map (db m185231) HM
