Parked at Home 3: Family

Featuring Wright Brothers National Memorial
You may not think that the folks who were “first in flight” have much in common with a family from Whitinsville, Massachusetts. During the 19th century, the Whitins built a manufacturing dynasty in Northbridge. Much like the Whitin family, the Wright brothers used their spirit of innovation to change not just their personal fortune, but national history, too.

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Awesome video Mike. Thank you for your time explaining some of the history of this great family. It's a shame folks of Whitinsville don't care how their town was formed. My brother worked at The Shop and still remember waiting for him and hundreds if not thousands of others to come off work where Main St. became a zoo. My brother even lived in an old mill home on Fletcher St. I remember after it's closing going in and buying/removing much of the equipment for use, resale or salvage/recycle. Even in the 70's and early 80's many of it's workers walked to work. I love the history of the are as my family came to this great land before the US was even a country. They had settled in Uxbridge and Burrillville area and some still reside on South St to this day. I grew up going to the family land/farm and wouldn't of wanted it any other way. The family even has it's own cemetery where my brother is buried along with many of the family