National Heritage Areas (Non-Units) - Ohio

National Aviation Heritage Area

5/30/2011 ... then went a bit more for the National Aviation Heritage Area (NPS) and parked at the Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center and Aviation Trail, Inc. Center. We checked out the Wright Cycle Company (NHL) building first. Of the five cycle shops the Wrights had, this is the only extant building that housed a Wright bicycle shop on its original foundation and in its original location. After looking at the cycle exhibits and chatting with a ranger we went to the IC/VC and looked at the exhibits on the Wrights, aviation and poet Paul Dunbar. Nearby we saw a plot of land which nicely preserved, with some replica house sections, the location of the Wright family home. A short distance away we saw the Paul Laurence Dunbar House NHL. The house was the 1904-1906 home of the poet whose work is known for its colorful language and use of dialect.

Me and the IC sign

The Interpretive Center

Me in a vignette

The Wright cycle shop

Displays in the shop

The Wright home location

Paul Dunbar House

Ohio and Erie Canal National Heritage Area

8/22/1998 Into Akron to the Hower House, a nice Victorian with an octagonal ground floor plan (in the Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor). Took a personal tour here.

Hower House

6/30/2006 From there over to the Saxton house for a tour of the home of Ida Saxton McKinley. Also good guide in beautiful home. Headed out, using GPS (works so great!) to the McKinley National Memorial [McKinley Tomb NHL] and the McKinley Library and Museum. First the museum which has a hands-on nature discovery center and a historical part, including a Street of Shops (old time). Just like it was 15 years ago with Ken! Walked up the steps of the memorial to see the tombs of William and Ida M. [The Saxton House and McKinley Tomb are in the Ohio and Erie Canal NHC.]

Saxton House

The McKinley National Memorial ...

... and me out front

The McKinley tomb