My son, Jos, had just graduated from St. John’s College in Annaolis, MD. We were driving back to Kansas and detoured to North Carolina and the Outer Banks. My mother, Louise Foudray, was the curator of the Amelia Earhart Home in Atchison, KS for over 25 years (retired from there at the age of 86), so of course we had to go to Kitty Hawk. This is Jos indulging me by “modeling” as a ranger!
Sincerely,
Wright Brothers National Memorial
Wright Brothers National Memorial tells the story of Wilbur and Orville Wright and the first powered flight. See replicas of their early flying machines and the strip of land where they conducted their tests.
State(s): North Carolina
Established: 1927
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