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By Howard C. Ohlhous, October 27, 2013
Two Wheels on the Ground Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
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1900 - 1904
Glen Curtiss found his first success in the bicycle business.
Bicycle racer and mechanical whiz, Glenn Curtiss, opened his first shop in 1900, directly across the street from where you are now standing. Here Curtiss repaired and . . . — — Map (db m69912) HM |
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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 |
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Some of America's earliest aircraft took to the air over Kingsley Flats
In 1904 "Captain T.S. Baldwin from California purchased a Curtiss motorcycle engine to power his experimental dirigible airship. Two years later, Baldwin moved his . . . — — Map (db m136683) HM |
Apr. 26, 2024
