Construction And Flight
On this site, inventor and early aviation pioneer William Lafayette Quick and his sons designed and built the first airplane to be flown in the State of Alabama. Construction began in 1900. Awaiting an engine, it took nearly eight years to complete. Quick's "Flying Machine" was among the first monoplanes to be flown in the United States When it went airborne on its first and only flight in April, 1908, in a pasture ½ mile northwest of here, across the Flint River. Restored, it is now on display at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center.HM Number | HMLMQ |
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Year Placed | 2008 |
Placed By | Alabama Historical Association |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Tuesday, October 14th, 2014 at 7:02am PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16S E 545253 N 3863995 |
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Decimal Degrees | 34.91740000, -86.50458333 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 34° 55.044', W 86° 30.275' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 34° 55' 2.64" N, 86° 30' 16.50" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 256 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 1907-1937 Walker Ln, New Market AL 35761, US |
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