Whitehall Community Park memorial bench salutes North American Aviation, Rockwell International workers
ThisWeek group
The granite park bench, festooned with images of historic aircraft built at the Columbus division of North American Aviation and, later, North American Rockwell and Rockwell International, was dedicated May 15 at Whitehall Community Park.
About 100 people gathered at the park at 402 N. Hamilton Road to reminisce and honor the contributions the aviation companies made to the industry and central Ohio.
The park, for example, once was known as North American Recreation Park, built by the aviation company for its employees and funded in part by revenue collected in the facility’s vending machines.