1903, December 17 Orville and Wilbur Wright make first successful flights in heavier-than-air mechanically propelled airplane near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
Tompkins County New York (Vacant / Not In Use) has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Tompkins County places including Carl Wesley Clark. Prominent architectural styles found in Tompkins Country are Classical Revival and Greek Revival.