Cuba in Crawford County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

A Day in the Cooperage

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 6, 2025

1. A Day in the Cooperage Marker

Inscription. In 2018, the McGinnis family celebrates 50 years in the barrel making business. They started in Cuba, Missouri with a small stave mill. In the 1980s, they began producing quality wine and whiskey barrels. Today, they sell barrels worldwide from logs purchased within a 100-mile radius of Cuba.

August 2017
Funded by McGinnis Wood Products

No. 13
Artist: Shelly Steiger
Plaque donated by Peoples Bank

Erected 2017. (Marker Number 13.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 2018.

Location. 38° 3.723′ N, 91° 24.397′ W. Marker is in Cuba, Missouri, in Crawford County. It is at the intersection of West Washington Street (State Highway ZZ) and North Buchanan Street, on the left when traveling east on West Washington Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 503 W Washington St, Cuba MO 65453, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Missouri. It is also in the American Ozarks,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Apples and Barrels (here, next to this marker); Peoples Bank (a few steps from this marker); Prosperity Corner (within shouting distance of this marker); Meeting in Missouri (within shouting distance of this marker); Civil War

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(within shouting distance of this marker); The Millworks (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederates in Cuba (within shouting distance of this marker); Battle of Pilot Knob (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cuba.

Regarding A Day in the Cooperage. Leroy McGinnis founded the company, now operating as McGinnis Wood Products, in 1968. Its more than 200 employees make wooden bourbon, whiskey and wine barrels that are sold to distillers worldwide.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 6, 2025

2. A Day in the Cooperage Marker

The featured marker and mural are on the right. The pair of murals on the left is the subject of another marker titled Apples and Barrels.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 170 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 27, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.