Sierra Sky Park, Figarden, CA
N 36° 50.356 W 119° 52.173
11S E 244111 N 4080885
An interesting neighborhood.
Waymark Code: WMAH6Z
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 01/15/2011
Views: 10
"SIERRA SKY PARK
ESTABLISHED OCTOBER 23, 1946 AS AMERICA'S FIRST AVIATION COMMUNITY. THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF WM. AND DORIS SMILIE, 130 ACRES OF ROLLING "HOG WALLOW" AND HARDPAN WERE TRANSFORMED INTO A PUBLIC USE AIRPORT, WITH A SOD RUNWAY, CONNECTING TAXI-WAY, AND EXTRA-WIDE STREETS. THIS COMBINATION WOULD SET THE PRECEDENT FOR HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMMUNITES THROUGH OUT THE UNITED STATES AND THE WORLD. IT WOULD ALLOW AVIATION ORIENTED FAMILIES TO EXPERIENCE THE DREAM OF HAVING AN AIRCRAFT IN THEIR OWN YARDS AND THE CAMARADERIE OF NEIGHBORS WITH SIMILAR DREAMS.
JIM SAVAGE CHAPTER NO. 1853.
E CLAMPUS VITUS. "
OCTOBER 5, 1996
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