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By Howard C. Ohlhous, October 27, 2013
An Astonishing Sight Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
1 ► New York, Steuben County, Hammondsport — 1908 An Astonishing Sight — The Glenn H. Curtiss Heritage Trail —  |
| 1908 When Glenn Curtiss flew the June Bug here in Pleasant Valley on July 4, 1908, he made American aviation history. With Curtiss at the controls, the June Bug rose into the air, leveled off at a height of about 40 feet, and . . . — — Map (db m70114) HM | |||
| 2 ► New York, Steuben County, Hammondsport — 1911 - 1916 Wings Over the Water — The Glenn H. Curtiss Heritage Trail — |
| Beginning in 1911, Glenn Curtiss test-flew his pioneering seaplances and flying boats from this beach. By 1911 Curtiss had already built a working seaplane that made water takeoffs and landings on pontoons. But the secret to making a . . . — — Map (db m154159) HM | |||