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2. Wright Brothers National Memorial - Wikipedia

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   December 4, 1953. Wright Brothers National Memorial, located in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, commemorates the first successful, sustained, powered flights in a heavier-than-air machine. From 1900 to 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright came here from Dayton, Ohio, based on information from the U.S. Weather Bureau about the area's steady winds.

3. Kitty Hawk, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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   Kitty Hawk is a town in Dare County, North Carolina, United States, located on Bodie Island within the state's Outer Banks. [8] The population was 3,708 at the 2020 census . [ 5 ] It was established in the early 18th century as Chickahawk.

4. Wright Flyer - Wikipedia

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   Wright Flyer. The Wright Flyer (also known as the Kitty Hawk, [ 3][ 4] Flyer I or the 1903 Flyer) made the first sustained flight by a manned heavier-than-air powered and controlled aircraft—an airplane —on December 17, 1903. [ 2] Invented and flown by brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright, it marked the beginning of the pioneer era of aviation .

5. These NC beaches are among the best in the South ... - AOL

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   The barrier island, which has over 100 free public accesses to the beach, is also a popular spot for boating, fishing, kayaking, golfing and more. Across state lines, a few beaches in South ...

6. Wright Memorial Bridge - Wikipedia

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   The first bridge opened on September 27, 1930; built by the W.L. Jones Company of Elizabeth City and owned by the Wright Memorial Bridge Company. Entirely made of wood, the 3-mile (4.8 km) span took six months to construct, at a cost of $225,000. A toll bridge costing $1 per trip, it became the official gateway to the Outer Banks and even ...

7. USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) - Wikipedia

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   USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63), formerly CVA-63, was a United States Navy supercarrier. She was the second naval ship named after Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, the site of the Wright brothers ' first powered airplane flight. Kitty Hawk was the first of the three Kitty Hawk -class aircraft carriers to be commissioned and the last to be decommissioned.