A Flight Into History
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
Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and the former railroad grade crossing, on the left when traveling west on Main Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
