National Landmark of Soaring

The National Landmark of Soaring program acknowledges people, places and events significant in the history of gliders and motorless aviation in the United States. It is administered by the National Soaring Museum. The program was established in 1980. ^[1]

The title of National Landmark of Soaring has been granted 15 times.^[1]

National Landmarks of Soaring

NLS number	Landmark/event	Location	Date issued
1	Corn Hill	Truro, Cape Cod, Massachusetts	1981-06-13
2	Rhodes Farm	Elmira, New York	1982-07-10
3	Akron Fulton Airport	Akron, Ohio	1985-06-29
4	lake shore dunes site	Frankfort, Michigan	1992-05-09
5	Torrey Pines Gliderport	San Diego, California	1992-06-06
6	Afton Mountain	Waynesboro, Virginia	1993-09-17
7	Point Loma	San Diego, California	1996-04-27
8	Marquette Park, Miller Beach	Gary, Indiana	1996-07-27
9	Nu‘uanu Pali Lookout	Honolulu, Hawaii	1996-12-08
10	Arvin Sierra Gliderport, Tejon Ranch	Arvin, California	2000-04-29
11	Harris Hill	Elmira, New York	2000-07-01
12	Sierra Wave Project, Bishop Airport[2]	Bishop, California	2002-06-15
13	Raspet Flight Research Laboratory, Mississippi State University[3]	Starkville, Mississippi	2003-11-01
14	Mount Washington[4]	Coos County, New Hampshire	2005-10-08
15	Marfa Airport[5]	Marfa, Texas	2008-04-05

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "National Landmark of Soaring Program". National Soaring Museum. 2008-04-05. http://www.soaringmuseum.org/landmark/landmark.html. Retrieved 2008-10-08. 
2. ^ "National Landmark of Soaring No. 12". Gliding Magazine. 2002-02-04. http://www.glidingmagazine.com/NewsArticle.asp?id=385&y=2002. Retrieved 2008-10-08. 
3. ^ "MSU flight research lab dedicated as national soaring landmark". Mississippi State University. 2003-11-04. http://www.msstate.edu/web/media/detail.php?id=2289. Retrieved 2008-10-08. 
4. ^ "Mount Washington National Landmark of Soaring". Mount Washington Soaring Association, chapter of Soaring Society of America. http://www.ssaregion1.org/MWSA/history.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-08. 
5. ^ "Dedication of the 15th National Landmark of Soaring, April 5, 2008, Marfa Airport, West Texas". Marfa Gliders. http://www.flygliders.com/landmark_of_soaring.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-08. ^{[dead link]}