“It wasn’t luck that made them fly; it was hard work and common sense; they put their whole heart and soul and all their energy into an idea and they had the faith.” – John T. Daniels, who witnessed the first flights.
There are reportedly nine identical benches sculpted by David E. Black, located all around the Dayton area. On the edge of the seat on the front, it reads, “Dedicated to the immortal spirit of Daytonians Orville and Wilbur Wright…” and continues on the back seat-edge with, “whose gift of powered flight lifted our world forever skyward.” The bench is designed to reflect the bench shown in the famous photograph of the Wright brothers’ first flight.
Looks like I'm going on a scavenger hunt to find all nine benches...2 down, 7 to go!
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| Woodland Cemetery. The Wright Family plot is located in Woodland. |
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Dayton Engineers' Club, where Orville Wright was a member.
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