Ohio War Memorial

Historical marker location:

Canton, Ohio

( Memorial is on McKinley Monument Drive NW, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1949

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.