Pangborn-Herndon Memorial Site

Pangborn-Herndon Memorial Site
Nearest city East Wenatchee, Washington
Coordinates 47°26′35″N 120°16′48″W / 47.44306°N 120.28000°W / 47.44306; -120.28000Coordinates: 47°26′35″N 120°16′48″W / 47.44306°N 120.28000°W / 47.44306; -120.28000
Architect Graham, Walter
NRHP reference # 72001269[1]
Added to NRHP March 16, 1972

The Pangborn-Herndon Memorial Site is a monument in (present-day) East Wenatchee, Washington, dedicated to Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon, Jr., the two men who made the first non-stop flight across the Pacific Ocean. They departed from Misawa, Japan, on October 4, 1931, and they landed near this site 41 hours later.[2] The memorial is northeast of East Wenatchee and it consists of a 14-foot-high (4.3 m), 14-ton (13 t) basalt column atop a concrete base. The column is topped by 36-inch (91 cm) wings made of aluminum.
This was in an unincorporated area in 1931, but the town of Wenatchee, Washington, was nearby. It was Mr. Pangborn's home town. [3]

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Young, p.322
  3. ↑ "Pangborn-Herndon Memorial Site--Aviation: From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary". Retrieved 7 May 2016.

Sources

  • Young, Don; Young, Marjorie (1999). Adventure Guide to the Pacific Northwest, Hunter Publishing, Inc.
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