In November 2004, Congress recognized the Dayton region as the National Aviation Heritage Area, in honor of the region’s leadership in our nation’s aviation history. The National Aviation Heritage Area provides visitors with an opportunity to experience several significant sites associated with aviation, all within a short distance from each other. The National Aviation Heritage Area is also a dba for the National Aviation Heritage Alliance (NAHA), a private, not for profit corporation designated by Congress as the management entity of the Heritage Area. NAHA seeks to conserve, interpret, develop, and promote the historic resources of the National Aviation Heritage Area. NAHA’s board of trustees is an all-volunteer group of individuals who represent partner organizations or the Heritage Area community at large, with additional liaison/advisors from the National Park Service and other government organizations. The vision of the Alliance is to make the Dayton region the recognized global center of aviation heritage and premier destination for aviation heritage tourism, sustaining the legacy of the Wright brothers. The National Aviation Heritage Area encompasses an eight-county area in Ohio (Montgomery, Greene, Miami, Clark, Warren, Champaign, Shelby, and Auglaize counties.)