Front:
E. C. 17:-MARKER AND MONUMENT AT BASE AND TOP OF KILL DEVIL HILLS, NORTH CAROLINA
MARKING SITE OF FIRST SUCCESSFUL AIRPLANE FLIGHT BY THE WRIGHT BROTHERS
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Back:
This granite boulder, weighing 10 tons, bears the
following inscription on a bronze plaque:
“The first successful flight of an airplane was made
from this spot by Orville Wright on December 17,
1903, in a machine designed and built by Wilbur
Wright and Orville Wright. This tablet was erected
by the National Aeronautical Association of the U.
S. A. to commemorate the 25th anniversary of this
event.”