Wright Brothers Factory tour

The monthly tour of the historic Wright Brothers Factory was held today.

The tour was free and open to the public.

This is the first public tour since the June 7 announcement that the Ohio General Assembly has approved a $1 million state capital grant to preserve the factory.

The Wright Company built the two factory buildings in 1910 and 1911.

The factory was the first in America built for airplane manufacturing and is the oldest still standing in the world.

The National Aviation Heritage Alliance conducts the monthly tours to educate the public about the factory’s history and its goal of having it restored as a unit of the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park.

The factory is unrestored, and visitors had to sign a hold-harmless agreement before entering.

For more information, visit www.wrightfactory.org.

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