Monday, Jul. 25, 1927
Itinerary
While Charles Augustus Lindbergh put final commas in his book, We, mechanics put final nut-twists and spurts of oil on The Spirit of St. Louis. Government mechanics at the same time got ready a U. S. Department of Commerce monoplane and all was prepared for Colonel Lindbergh to leave New York for his eight-week tour of the U. S., escorted by Donald E. Keyhoe of the information section of the U. S. Aeronautics Bureau. Their itinerary was announced:
Between July 20--31: Hartford, Providence, Boston, Portland, Me. ; Concord, N. H.; Springfield, Vt.; Albany, Buffalo, Syracuse.
Between Aug 1--15: Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Wheeling, Dayton, Cincinnati, Louisville, Indianapolis, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Chicago, St. Louis.
Between Aug. 16--31: The Tri Cities-Moline, Davenport and Rock Island; Milwaukee, Madison; Twin Cities-St. Paul and Minneapolis; Little Falls, Fargo, Sioux City, Des Moines, Omaha, Denver.
Between Sept. 1--15: Cheyenne, Salt Lake City, Boise, Butte, Spokane, Seattle, Portland.
Between Sept. 16--30: San Francisco-Oakland, Sacramento, Reno, Los Angeles, San Diego, Tuscon, El Paso, Fort Worth, Dallas, Oklahoma City, Tulsa.
Between Oct. 1--15: Little Rock, Memphis, Nashville, Birmingham, Jackson, New Orleans, Jacksonville, Atlanta, Spartansburg, Winston-Salem, Richmond.
Between Oct. 16--20: Baltimore, Atlantic City, Washington, Wilmington, Philadelphia, New York City.