A Flight Into History

A Flight Into History (HM12TK)

Location: Chanute, KS 66720 Neosho County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 40.898', W 95° 27.177'

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Chanute - Wright Memorial

Our city was named after Octave Chanute, a noted engineer who designed railroads throughout the United States. He also built the first bridge over the Missouri River at Kansas City.

He was a mentor and friend to Wilbur and Orville Wright. His book, "Progress In Flying Machines" (1894), was a major reference for them.

This sculpture represents the first controlled and powered flight by the Wrights and the first for mankind. It happened on December 17, 1903 at Kitty Hawk, a windswept island off North Carolina.

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Chanute - Wright Memorial
A gift to our hometown
from the
High School Class of 1941
& Friends
Designed by Robert Blunk
Constructed by Leland Trout
December 17, 2003
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HM NumberHM12TK
Series This marker is part of the Markers Attached to Sculpture series
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Year Placed2003
Placed ByThe Chanute High School Class of 1941 and Friends
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, September 14th, 2014 at 2:09pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 283692 N 4173323
Decimal Degrees37.68163333, -95.45295000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 40.898', W 95° 27.177'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 40' 53.88" N, 95° 27' 10.62" W
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Area Code(s)620
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 27 W Main St, Chanute KS 66720, US
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