The steady winds and gently sloping dunes of soft sand on North Carolina's Outer Banks have been attracting soaring pilots since the early 20th century. The Wright brothers flew many pioneering glider flights at Kitty Hawk between 1900 and 1903 with . . . — — Map (db m156116) HM
[Marker Front]:
Dedicated on November 8, 2003
In celebration of the soaring of the human spirit
Created by artists
Glen Eure, Hanna Jubran, Jodi Hollnagel Jubran
Architect - Benjamin B. Cahoon
and presented as . . . — — Map (db m10126) HM
945 lb. Atlantic Blue Marlin
6th largest on record when caught on
July 28, 1983 aboard the
Carolinian
Oregon Inlet, NC
Captain Tony Tillett, Mate Bull Tolson
Angler Zak Garcia, age 14
of Southern Shores, NC
Time of . . . — — Map (db m76650) HM
[Marker Front]:
On this spot
Sept. 17, 1900
Wilbur Wright
began the assembly of
the
Wright Brothers'
first experimental
glider
which led to man's
conquest of the air.
[Marker Back]:
Sept. 17, 1987
This is a . . . — — Map (db m9625) HM