William J. Faulkner

Historical marker location:

911 Dr. DB Todd Jr. Boulevard, Nashville, Tennessee

( Marker is at the intersection of Dr. DB Todd Jr. Boulevard and Morena Street, on the right when traveling south on Dr. DB Todd Jr. Boulevard.)

1891-1987.

Tennessee was the site of the first recorded manned flight in history. In 1878, a man named George Washington Pearcy flew a steam-powered aircraft over a field in Shelbyville, Tennessee.