Born in Michigan: 1927 Aviation Hero Charles Lindbergh
Born in Michigan: 1927 Aviation Hero Charles Lindbergh Charles Lindbergh was born in a home at 1120 W. Forest Drive in Detroit on February 4, 1902. I say “a home” because it didn't belong to his parents...it was in the home of Charles' mother's father, a dentist named Charles Land. Charles' mother, Evangeline, lived in Michigan with her parents and attended Detroit Central High School. After graduation, she earned a degree in chemistry at the University of Michigan and moved to Minnesota to become a science professor. It was in Minnesota where she met her future husband, Charles Lindbergh...