The Wright Cycle Company is
one of four sites of the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical
Park. The other three sites include the Paul Laurence Dunbar
State Memorial, Huffman Prairie Flying Field, and the Wright Flyer
III.
Wilbur and Orville Wright operated a bicycle shop in this
building from 1895 to 1897. Here, in 1896, they started on their
journey to unlock the secrets of flight. The skills they learned
while manufacturing their own brand of bicycles proved essential in
building the worlds first airplane. This building tells about
the Wright brothers' bicycle business and the popularity of bicycles
in the late 19th century.
SITE INFORMATION & DIRECTIONS:
Hours Of Operation:
8:30 - 5:00 daily
Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day &
New Years Day.
Directions from major highways:
From
the North: Take I-75 to Third Street (Exit 53A) [CAUTION
-- left hand exit]. Follow the signs to Third Street.
At Third Street, turn right and corss the Miami River. At the
third set of stop lights west of the river, turn left onto Williams
Street. The Shop if half a block to the south on the left side
of the street.
From the South:
Take I-75 to Third Street (Exit 53A). At the bottom of the exit
ramp, turn left onto Third Street and follow the directions above.
From the I-70: Take I-70 to I-75 South. Follow directions
"From the North".
From the US 35:
Take US 35 to I-75 North. Follow directions "From the South".
