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200 West Main Street, Sparta, Wisconsin 54656 (608) 269-0033 (888) 200-5302 Fax: (608) 269-4423 www.DekeSlayton.com Info@DekeSlayton.com |
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| Major Exhibits |
| A New Freedom: The Bicycle Revolution in America |
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The look and feel of the bicycle has undergone dramatic changes throughout its nearly two century history. This permanent exhibit traces the evolution of the bicycle – as well as the changes in people’s attitudes toward these mechanical marvels – from the earliest European models...through the bicycles designed by the Wright Brothers...to modern-day racing designs.
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The Draisine, or walking machine, was invented in 1816 in Germany by Baron Karl von Drais. |
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The "Van Cleve" bicycle built by the Wright Brothers in the mid-1890s. |
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| Where Eagles Soar: Monroe County Aviation History |
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A model of the original Wright Flyer in 1:5 scale soars over the exhibits at the museum. |
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Many Monroe County aviators built and flew this Pietenpol kit airplane. |
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Vic having fun in the N-J-N Biplane, 1972. |
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Verdell Hallingstad, an early
Monroe County aviator, |
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Pearl Harbor Exhibit
A visual visit to December 7th, 1941. A day of infamy! Pearl Harbor as seen through the eyes of a U.S. Navy sailor from Monroe County, Verdeen W. Richgruber. One of Monroe County's Pearl Harbor Survivors. |
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| Shooting for the Stars: |
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The Life & Adventures of Deke Slayton |
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Born and raised in Monroe County, Donald “Deke” Slayton served in the Army Air Corps during the Second World War, and he was a US Air Force test pilot during the 1950s. In 1959, he was chosen as one of the elite 7 who made up America’s first group of astronauts – the Mercury 7.
This permanent biographical exhibit examines the accomplishments of Monroe County’s most famous son – before, during and after his crucial years at the National Aeronautic & Space Administration. |
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Deke Slayton is last on the right.
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The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project
The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project blasted off into space in July 1975. This historic mission was the first manned, international space project, and it featured two Soviet cosmonauts and three American astronauts – including Monroe County, Wisconsin native Donald “Deke” Slayton. This exhibit looks at the political, social and scientific aspects of this milestone event of the Cold War era. |
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Apollo-Soyuz model |
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