New England's First Aero Meet
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This engraved granite block, one of many at Squantum Point Park, is about an historic aero meet, which was attended by many famous people including one of the Wright Brothers.
Waymark Code: WM29EA
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 09/27/2007
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The text reads:
"At the Harvard-Boston Aero Meet, held at Squantum in 1910, just seven years after the historic Wright Brothers' flight at Kittyhawk, a Bleriot monoplane piloted by Claude Grahame-White won the race to the Boston Light. World class aviators such as Wilbur Wright, Glenn Curtis, and Clifford Harrison attended the aero meet. Tens of thousands spectators gathered to watch the eleven day event, including President William Howard Taft, Boston Mayor John Fitzgerald Kennedy, and future President Franklin Delano Roosevelt."
Squantum Point Park is located at the end of Commander Shea Boulevard in Quincy, Mass., a short drive from the Neponset Bridge. The park has paved pathways among grassy areas. The main two mark one of the old runways. The end has a great view of Boston Harbor and the city skyline.
Agency Responsible for Placement: Other (Place below)
Agency Responsible for Placement (if not in list above): Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
County: Norfolk
City/Town Name: Quincy
Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]
Year Placed: Not listed
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