Dedicated on October 12, 1928, Donald Woodward Airport was built by the youngest son of Orator Woodward, owner of Jell-O. Considered one of the finest private airports in the United States, it was designed by aviation pioneer Russell Holderman and was home to a fleet of airplanes, including Amelia Earhart’s Friendship, which flew the Atlantic on June 17, 1928. Earhart visited the airport on January 24, 1929. The airport was later owned by the White Airplane Company, which assembled planes on site.
