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Bust of Orville Wright at the base

Connected to Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills

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Keywords Kill Devil HillsNorth CarolinaOuter BanksOBXart decohero memorial

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Author line: Chris Patriarca
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Category: building detail

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