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Below is a complete listing of all Ohio Historical Markers. To find a detailed marker listing including text, photographs, and locations, click on a county below. Our listing is updated by the markers program as new markers are installed and older markers are reported damaged or missing.

7-55 WACO Aircraft Company (Weaver Aircraft Company)

Side A: Founded in 1921 as the Weaver Aircraft Company and located in Lorain, Ohio, the Waco Aircraft Company relocated to Troy in March 1923. It was the first aircraft company to use assembly line production and shock strut landing gear. Leading all civilian aircraft production at a ratio of two to one from 1927-1929, the company had sales distributors in 24 countries worldwide. The United States government became the prime contractor of Waco Aircraft Company’s troop/cargo gliders (CG-4A) used extensively during World War II. The company also managed the U.S. Army’s glider program for 15 companies that produced gliders nationwide. The last WACO, model W “Aristrocrat,” was built in Troy in June 1947.
Side B: Same
Sponsors: Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, City of Troy, and The Ohio Historical Society
Address: 1865 S. County Road 25A, 
Troy, 
OH, 
45373
Location: WACO Air Museum and Aviation Learning Center
Latitude: 40.0127200
Longitude: -84.2000400