The National Park Service is restoring the world’s first airplane factory and you can help.
The Wright Brothers built these buildings just off West Third Street to make planes. Eventually the buildings were bought by General Motors and converted to making auto parts. This plant grew to cover 54 acres.
Fortunately, the original Wright buildings were not torn down during this period. They were just surrounded by larger, newer buildings. Manufacturing stopped here in 2008. Since then everything has been torn down except for the buildings connected to the original Wright Brothers Factory.
On October 2nd from 10 to 2 the National Park Service is looking for 15 – 20 volunteers to help remove weeds, put down a weed barrier and then cover it with mulch. Rain date for the event is Saturday, October 9th.
For more information, please contact Robert Petersen at 937-225-7705.
