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Site, childhood home of Jimmy (1900-1934) and Walter (1901-1935) Wedell -- aviation pioneers. Jimmy designed, built, raced planes. With financier Harry Williams, operated early airline. At time of death in crash, held world's land plane speed record. Walter died in a later air disaster.
Wedell's Corner is a historical marker in Texas City, Galveston County, dedicated in 1968. It is one of 283 historical markers documented in Galveston County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 373 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.3983, -94.8928 near Texas City. The nearest cataloged historic site is Jones, William Jefferson (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Old Bay Lake Ranch, Shoal Point and Half Moon Shoal Lighthouse, and Austinia.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5167011590. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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