John J. Parker

Historical marker location:

302 Lancaster Ave, Monroe, North Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of South Charlotte Avenue and Lancaster Avenue, on the right when traveling south on South Charlotte Avenue.)

Marker installed: 1987

1865 - 1958.

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.