A sharp difference of opinion continues among aviation researchers and historians over Whitehead's work. Some believe that he was the first human to fly a powered heavier-than-air machine, while others believe none of his powered machines ever flew and that he contributed nothing to aviation.
Sparks, Maryland. Sparks is an unincorporated community that is located in Baltimore County, Maryland, USA. It is situated approximately 20 miles north of Baltimore, Maryland and is considered to be a suburb of the City of Baltimore. The Gunpowder River runs through Sparks.
1.2.1.2.1.5 George Sparks, Senior, was born ca. 1760, probably in Frederick County, Maryland. He was a young lad when his parents moved to Surry County, North Carolina, about 1772. According to testimony given by James Morgan in 1834, George served as a lieutenant in the Colonial militia during the Revolutionary War.