Posts Tagged: Wright Brothers National Memorial

National Park Service Honors Outer Banks Volunteers

[twitter-follow screen_name=’obxe’ show_count=’yes’] During National Volunteer Week, April 12-18, the National Park Service Outer Banks Group celebrates the volunteers that work at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Wright Brothers National Memorial, and Fort Raleigh National...

Holiday Weekend Is Free Admission At Wright Brothers Memorial

Wright Brothers National Memorial will be joining national park sites across the country in celebrating the Presidents’ Day holiday by waiving admission fees on Saturday through Monday, February 14, 15, and 16, 2015.  Presidents’...

Wright Brothers National Memorial Offers Fee-Free Day

Wright Brothers National Memorial will waive entry fees on Monday, January 19, 2015 in recognition of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.  Wright Brothers National Memorial will join nearly 400 other national park sites...

Wright Brothers Honored At 111th First Flight Anniversary [Video / Photo Gallery]

Wright Brothers Honored At 111th First Flight Anniversary [Video / Photo Gallery]

The First Flight Society and the National Park Service continued the tradition of honoring the accomplishments of Wilbur and Orville Wright at the 111th anniversary celebration of the first heavier-than-air powered flight at Wright...

Celebrate 111th First Flight Anniversary At Wright Brothers National Memorial

On Wednesday, December 17, 2014, the First Flight Society and the National Park Service will continue the tradition of honoring the accomplishments of Wilbur and Orville Wright at the 111th anniversary celebration of the...

Wright Brothers National Memorial Entrance Fees Waived For Veterans Day

Acting Superintendent Kym Hall has announced that Wright Brothers National Memorial will join national park units across the country in honoring current and former servicemen and women and their families, as entrance to Wright...

Wright National Memorial Free Family Fun Day Celebrates Wilbur’s Birthday

Wilbur Wright’s 147th  birthday celebration will be a free Family Fun Day at Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills this Wednesday, April 16, from 9am to 5pm. Wilbur Wright was born near Millville, Indiana...

Wright Brothers Memorial Celebrates First Flight 110th Anniversary [Photo Gallery]

Wright Brothers Memorial Celebrates First Flight 110th Anniversary [Photo Gallery]

Today, December 17, 2013, is the 110th anniversary of the Wright Brothers’ first flight in what is now Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, where the annual commemoration ceremony took place earlier today at Wright...

Celebrate Wright Brothers First Flight 110th Anniversary

The 110th anniversary of the Wright Brothers’ first flight in what is now Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina will be commemorated this week with a full day of free events happening at Wright Brothers...

North Carolina And Ohio Unite To Defend Wright Brothers Legacy

North Carolina, where man’s first powered flight took place in 1903, and Ohio, where Orville and Wilbur Wright were born, have put aside their decades-long feud over gets to rightfully claim the “First in...

Celebrate National Aviation Day At Wright Brothers Memorial

You’re invited to come celebrate Orville Wright‘s 142nd birthday at Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills, where admission is free tomorrow in honor of National Aviation Day. This Monday, Aug. 19 will...

Learn To Fly At 2013 Wright Kite Festival

Kitty Hawk Kites’ 35th Annual Wright Kite Festival will color the sky above Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills this weekend. Featuring kite making, stunt and power kite lessons, and huge show...

Family Fun Day Celebrates Wilbur’s 146th Birthday At Wright National Memorial

Wilbur Wright’s 146th  birthday celebration will be a “fee free” Family Fun Day at Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills on Tuesday, April 16, from 10am to 4pm. Wilbur Wright was born near Millville, Indiana...

NASA Administrator Honored at 109th First Flight Anniversary [Photo Gallery]

NASA Administrator Honored at 109th First Flight Anniversary [Photo Gallery]

The 109th anniversary of the Wright brothers’ first flight was celebrated today at Wright National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, honoring man’s journey from the sands of these Outer Banks all the way to...