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Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park
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Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park Huffman Prairie Flying Field entrance credits NPS / Tom Engberg
The main entrance road into Huffman Prairie Flying Field.
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center credits NPS / Tom Engberg
The main entrance to the Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park The Wright Brothers memorial credits NPS / Tom Engberg
The Wright Brothers Memorial at the Huffman Prairie Interpretive Center grounds.
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park Wrights and Dunbar mural credits NPS / Tom Engberg
An artistic mural etched out of the red brick wall at the Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center entrance.
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park Wright Cycle Company Bike Shop credits NPS / Tom Engberg
A side view of the building housing The Wright Cycle Company bike shop.
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park Huffman Prairie Flying Field prairie credits NPS / Tom Engberg
The restored prairie at Huffman Prairie Flying Field.
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park Paul Laurence Dunbar House Historic Site credits NPS / Tom Engberg
The Paul Laurence Dunbar House Historic Site in Dayton, Ohio.
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park Huffman Prairie Interpretive Center credits NPS / Tom Engberg
The main entrance to the Huffman Prairie Interpretive Center
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park Huffman Prairie Flying Field replica catapault credits NPS / Tom Engberg
A replica catapault system similar to what the Wrights used during their trials at Huffman Prairie.
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park Third St sidewalk in front of park credits NPS Photo / Tom Engberg
The facade of the Wright Dunbar Interpretive Center on Third St.
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park Facade of the Wright Cycle Company credits NPS Photo / Tom Engberg
A view of the entrance to the Wright Cycle Company on Williams St.
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park 2015 Aero Carnival credits NPS Photo / Tom Engberg
Visitors walk and enjoy exhibits during the 2015 Aero Carnival event
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park 1905 Wright Flyer replica credits NPS Photo / Dean K. Alexander
The 1905 Wright Flyer replica during a demonstration flight.
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park Huffman Prairie Interpretive Center main lobby credits NPS / Tom Engberg
The main entrance lobby at the Huffman Prairie Interpretive Center.
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park Wright-Dunbar Interprevitive Center credits NPS Photo / Tom Engberg
The Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center as viewed from Williams St.
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park 1902 Wright Glider credits NPS Photo / Tom Engberg
1902 Wright Brothers glider inside of the Wright-Dunbar Interp. Center
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DAYTON AVIATION HERITAGE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK
DAYTON AVIATION HERITAGE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK
16 South Williams Street
Dayton, Ohio   45402
(lat:39.756 lon:-84.2116) map location

Phone: 937-225-7705
Email: park email button icon
Dayton Aviation Heritage commemorates three exceptional men - Wilbur Wright, Orville Wright, and Paul Laurence Dunbar - and their work in the Miami Valley.

Through the invention of powered flight, Wilbur and Orville made significant contributions to human history. In their Dayton, Ohio, bicycle shop these two men, self-trained in the science and art of aviation, researched and built the world's first power-driven, heavier-than-air machine capable of free, controlled, and sustained flight. The Wrights also perfected their invention during 1904 and 1905 in their hometown of Dayton.

Paul Laurence Dunbar achieved national and international acclaim in a literary world that was almost exclusively reserved for whites. This gifted and prolific writer produced a body of work that included novels, plays, short stories, lyrics, and over 400 published poems. His work, which reflected much of the African American experience in America, contributed to a growing social consciousness and cultural identity for African Americans in the United States.

The park is a cooperative effort between the National Park Service and four partners. The sites are The Wright Cycle Company Complex The Wright Cycle Company bulding and the Wright-Dunbar Intepretive Center and Aviation Trail Visitor Center Huffman Prairie Flying Field and Huffman Prairie Flying Field Intepretive Center John W. Berry, Sr. Wright Brothers Aviation Center and the Paul Laurence Dunbar State Memorial.




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Directions
Located in west-central Ohio, the park is easily accessible via I-70, I-75 or US Route 35. The main park visitor center, Wright Dunbar Interpretive Center, is located at S. Williams St. and W. Third St. in Dayton.

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