Local historian Karen Winslow Hudkins will provide a presentation on Charles K. Hamilton, an early aviation pioneer who was from New Britain.
“Discover the incredible travels that lead the young New Britain daredevil to his historic date in Walnut Hill,” event organizers say.
Organizers add that the presentation is, “An illustrated talk on Hamilton’s experiences with early aviation that led to his historic flight in New Britain’s Walnut Hill Park.”
ConnecticutHistory.org said that,
On June 13, 1910, Charles Keeney Hamilton of New Britain shattered aviation records. Flying from New York to Philadelphia and back, Hamilton completed the first round-trip journey ever made between two large cities in an airplane in the United States. He also completed the longest cross-country flight (172 miles), the longest flight ever made in a 24-hour period, and the first airplane trip ever made on an arranged schedule.
The presentation, titled, “The Forgotten Triumphs of Charles K. Hamilton,” is to be tonight, November 14, 2019, at 6:30pm.
The presentation is to be at the New Britain Public Library Community Room. The Library is located at 20 High Street.
