Covington Veterans Memorial

Historical marker location:

6505 Ohio 48, Covington, Ohio

( Memorial is on North High Street (Ohio Route 48), on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1984

Ohio has a rich tradition of aviation history, with several famous aviators hailing from the state. In addition to the Wright brothers, who invented the airplane, other notable Ohio aviators include Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the moon, and Jerrie Mock, the first woman to fly solo around the world.