#0711 Montgomery Memorial

Title

#0711 Montgomery Memorial

Site information:

Parking lot of Montgomery-Waller Park, NE corner of Coronado Ave and Beyer Blvd, South San Diego

32.578716,-117.068694

Plaque information:

Private plaque

Plaque text:

John J. Montgomery made man's first controlled winged flights from this hilltop in August 1883. He opened for all mankind the "Great highway of the sky."

Erected by the San Diego Junior Chamber of Commerce Montgomery Memorial Committee. Constructed with the cooperation of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. Dedicated May 21, 1950.

OHP description:

At Otay Mesa, in 1883, John Joseph Montgomery made the first flight in a heavier-than-air craft 20 years before the Wrights. Montgomery made many more glider flights before accepting a professorship at Santa Clara College, where he continued his interest in aviation.

Registered 9/11/1959

Collection

San Diego County

Geolocation