Miami Springs celebrates 100 years with monument honoring aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss

Name: Miami Springs celebrates 100 years with monument honoring aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss
Uploaded: 2026-08-23T23:33:00-0400
Duration: 56 s
Description: Miami Springs, founded by aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss, marked its centennial with the unveiling of the June Bug Legacy Monument. The new monument commemorates Curtiss and his historic 1908 aircraft, the first American plane to fly over one kilometer. The artist behind the monument shares how the piece symbolically honors the city’s history and reminds residents that time is precious.

Miami Springs, founded by aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss, marked its centennial with the unveiling of the June Bug Legacy Monument. The new monument commemorates Curtiss and his historic 1908 aircraft, the first American plane to fly over one kilometer. The artist behind the monument shares how the piece symbolically honors the city’s history and reminds residents that time is precious.