The 3rd annual Snakes and Planes Car Display was held on May 20, 2023 and it was our largest show to date! The Museum welcomed sixty cars ranging from 1965 to 2023 featuring Shelby GT350/500 Mustangs, Mustangs, 427 Cobra Replicas, Ford GT, and Sunbeam Tiger automobiles. The public turnout was huge as well, the airport …
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Our May Spotlight Volunteer is Marvin Eller. Marvin is our resident jet engine expert and you will soon see why. Marvin was born in beautiful Ashe County, North Carolina. His hometown of West Jefferson had a Kraft Cheese Factory and that was about it. In 1959, when Marvin graduated high school, even the now famous …
The new Hickory Aviation Museum and workforce innovation center is currently in the financing and design phase of the project. Once confirmed, the ground breaking date will be shared here along with updates as the construction progresses. Browse the sample new museum renderings below and visit ElevateHKY.com to contribute to the ongoing fundraising campaign.
Follow along as we dream big and prepare to build an all-new Hickory Aviation Museum, featuring a state-of-the art Workforce Innovation Center in partnership with Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC). Visit ElevateHKY.com to donate to the fundraising campaign and help turn our “field of dreams” into a new Hickory Aviation Museum that will help us …
