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Dayton’s National Park to Celebrate National Aviation Day

Aug 19, 2024
Park Ranger to Sing National Anthem at Dragon’s Game:

In celebration of National Aviation Day, Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park is excited to announce that Park Ranger Sirena Evans will represent the National Park Service by singing the National Anthem at the Dayton Dragon’s August 22 game against the Cedar Rapids Kernels. The invention of flight has reached all corners of the globe and impacted the world in so many ways, but what is National Aviation Day?


Franklin Delano Roosevelt created National Aviation Day in 1939 as a celebration of early aviation development. President Roosevelt chose Orville Wright’s birthday to mark the date in history, and it was codified allowing future presidents to issue a proclamation each year. Each August the aviation community looks to the nineteenth as a reminder of that tradition, recognizing the impact of flight on all our lives.


This partnership was developed to help spread awareness and encourage Dayton and the surrounding communities to visit their national parks and to explore the rich aviation history in the Miami Valley.


For additional information on Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park go to: www.nps.gov/daav or find us on social media at facebook.com/DaytonAviationNPS, and @DaytonAviationNHP on Instagram.

 

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park preserves and interprets the history and legacies of the Wright Brothers and Paul Laurence Dunbar. Learn more about these extraordinary men and the story of the park when you explore www.nps.gov/daav or find us on social media at facebook.com/DaytonAviationNPS, and @DaytonAviationNHP on Instagram.


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The National Park Service cares for special places saved by the American people so that all may experience our heritage.


Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park 

16 S. Williams St., Dayton, OH 45402

937-225-7705

Learn more at: www.nps.gov/daav

Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/daytonaviationnhp

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The Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park includes Sites #1, #2, and #3 on the Aviation Trail

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Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park 

16 S. Williams St., Dayton, OH 45402

Visitor Center:

For details and seasonal date schedules see https://www.nps.gov/daav/planyourvisit/hours.htm

or please call (937) 225-7705 for the current park schedule.

Parking:

From W. Third St., turn south on Williams St and then turn left on Fourth St. Go 1/2 block and turn left into the Visitor Center parking area.

CLICK HERE for a parking map.

See the Visitor Center page for details on hours and for a map.

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