RHODES FARM, ELMIRA, NEW YORK

Landmarks : No. 2

Date Registered: Jul 10 1982

This landmark stands on land that was part of the Rhodes Farm from which the first Soaring Society of America-sponsored National Contest was held in July of 1932, and commemorates the support of soaring by the community over the past 50 years.

Jack O'Meara

Jack O'Meara coming in to land at Caton Avenue Airport, on the southside of Elmira.

Soaring Capital of America

Elmira, NY, the Soaring Capital of America. Contemporary postcard.

Warren Eaton

Warren Eaton carried souvenir mail from Harris Hill to the American Airlines Airport (now the Elmira-Corning Regional Airport) in 1933.

Double Exposure

A view back and a look forward: a double exposure. Glenn Hammond Curtiss taking off in his June Bug from Hammondsport, while Juergen Loenhold comes in to land with his G-109.

National Landmark of Soaring No. 2

National Landmark of Soaring No. 2 stands on land which was part of the Rhodes Farm from which the first Soaring Society of America-sponsored National Contest was held in July 1932.

Re-enactment Flight on July 10, 1982

The commemorative envelope from the re-enactment flight on July 10, 1982.