Gilbert Town

Historical marker location:

Rutherfordton, North Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of North Main Street (U.S. 221) and Harley Drive, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.)

Marker installed: 1938

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.