Historical Marker
Henry William Harrington
Historical marker location:
114 East Franklin Street, Rockingham, North Carolina
( Marker is at the intersection of East Franklin Street and South Hancock Street (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling north on East Franklin Street.)
Marker installed: 1948
The Wright Brothers, credited with inventing and building the world's first successful airplane, made their first successful flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in 1903.