On the Outer Banks, this town of some 3,700 is where on December 17, 1903 Wilbur and Orville Wright made the first controlled power flights. The Kitty Hawl National Memorial has a musuem with a full-scale replica of their rickety aircraft (above) along with various exhibits and memorabilia; visitors often are surprised to learn that the Wright Brothers' longest journey lasted only 59 seconds and covered just 852 feet.
Read more about these barrier islands in Tripatini member Victor Block's post From Beaches to Blackbeard, Shipwrecks to Sand Dunes, North Carolina's Outer Banks Have Something for Everyone.
Onasill ~ Bill
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