Commuter Flyers - Huffman Prairie Flying Field, Ohio - Signs of History on Waymarking.com

Wilbur and Orville rode a trolley here almost
every day -except Sundays- during 1904
and 1905. It was ten miles from their West
Dayton home to this stop in the middle of what was
then open farm country. Here in the privacy of a cow
pasture, they would do some of their greatest work -
perfecting their flying machine.

The Interurban electric trolley made it possible for the Wright brothers to haul tools, materials and parts for their flying machine here to Huffman Prairie.

It is one of many interpretative signs on the flying field.

Group that erected the marker: National Park Service URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link] Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary: Marl Road Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio USA 45433

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