DAY 2 Continued

A highlight of the first day in Dayton was a tour we had scheduled from Carillon Historical Park up to Hawthorn Hill. Orville Wright made much money from a combination of patent rights, contracts with private and government entities to provide "flying machines", and more. Their bicycle shop did well enough, and kept all of them busy.

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First view of Hawthorn Hill. After Orville passed in 1948, it was sold. NCR (National Cash Register) owned it as a guest house for visiting company men. Now it is owned by the Wright Brothers Foundation, and they have tried to restore it back to the way it was when Orville owned it, as NCR made some changes in both decor AND structure.

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Trophy won by the Wright Bros. We thought it was more artsy than trophy!

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Orville didn't just build bikes and planes, or fly planes. He also loved to tinker! This is the "all-over shower" that even NCR didn't mess with.

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The back of the house.

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The house had a garage, and because of the number of people who lived there, it was a "three-car garage". The story was told how Orville loved to drive - so much, that he was considered Dayton's speed demon. "Hey, Orville, this is a CAR, not a plane!"

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Having dinner at the Carillon Brewing Company, after the tour. It is one of two places for food and beverage, in the Carillon Historical Park.

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The Carillons, for whom the park is named. They went off at least twice while we were at the park itself. Beautiful!