Dayton Aviation Heritage NHP hosts Naturalization Ceremony

Dayton, Ohio - On June 7, 2007, Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park hosted a naturalization ceremony at The Wright Cycle Company complex where sixty-seven participants from twenty-five countries were sworn in as new United States citizens. Judge Walter Rice presided over the court and Amanda Wright Lane, the great-grand niece of the Wright brothers was the speaker of the day. Approximately one hundred and thirty individuals attended the event. Along with the local U.S. Marshals Office, security assistance was provided by Hopewell Culture National Historical Park. Local television stations covered the ceremony.