Marina Bay in Quincy in Norfolk County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
Amelia Earhart at Squantum
Photographed by Conrad Ward, November 17, 2024
1. Amelia Earhart at Squantum Marker
"Personally I am a social worker who flies for sport. I cannot claim to be a feminist, but do rather enjoy seeing women tackling all kinds of new problems...new for them, that is."
Amelia Earhart (1897-1937).
One of five original Dennison Airport Directors.
The Harvard Aviation Field, 1910-c1912, the Sturtevant Aeroplane Company Airfield, 1915-1917, the Massachusetts School for Naval Air Service, 1917, as well as the Dennison Airport, 1927-1941 occupied the same site near Quincy Shore Drive and East Squantum Street.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Women.
Location. 42° 17.993′ N, 71° 2.23′ W. Marker is in Quincy, Massachusetts, in Norfolk County. It is in Marina Bay. It can be reached from Quincy Riverwalk. The marker is located in Squantum Point Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Quincy Riverwalk, Quincy MA 02171, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Historic Boston and specifically in Greater Boston. It is also in the American Northeast
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Training Pilots For The War (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Flightpaths to Logan Airport (about 400 feet away); A Military Role For Squantum (about 400 feet away); Harriet Quimby's Last Flight (about 600 feet away); New England's First Aero Meet (about 700 feet away); Squantum Point Through Time (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dorchester Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Maloney Circle (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Quincy.
Also see . . .
1. Amelia Earhart (Wikipedia). (Submitted on April 19, 2025.)
2. Dennison Airport (Wikipedia). (Submitted on April 19, 2025.)
Photographed by Conrad Ward, November 17, 2024
2. Amelia Earhart at Squantum Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 19, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 439 times since then and 81 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 19, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
