Track Inspection Car

Historical marker location:

129 E 3rd St, Van Wert, Ohio

( Marker is on East 3rd Street just east of North Washington Street (U.S. 127), on the right when traveling west.)

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.