Dayton's national park reopens
Dayton, Ohio —Dayton’s national park reopens this week as staff of the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park resumed regular operations. Please visit www.nps.gov/daav for updated information about the park and its public operating hours.
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park is fortunate to have many supportive partners, Superintendent Kendell Thompson said in a statement. “I appreciate all the support that was offered by The Ohio History Connection, Dayton History, and the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) to look for ways to maintain operations at the Dunbar House.”
The Dunbar House, one of several sites located within the park boundary but owned by park partners, is owned by the Ohio History Connection, managed by Dayton History, and operated by the National Park Service.
Thompson said Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park employees are happy to be back at work, serving the American people and welcoming visitors to their national park. They are among more than 20,000 National Park Service employees who care for America’s 418 national parks and work with communities across the nation to help preserve local history and create close-to-home recreational opportunities.
The national park is a NAHA partner. The resumption of operations also allows Aviation Trail Inc., another NAHA partner, to resume operations of its Parachute Museum. The museum is located on the second floor of the national park’s Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center at 16 S. Williams St. During the shutdown, the closure of the visitor center also closed the parachute museum.
