Cuba in Crawford County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Amelia
Photographed By Sandra Hughes, August 13, 2012
1. Amelia Marker
This mural chronicle a Sept 4, 1928 account in the Muskogee Times-Democrat. Amelia Earhart left Scott Field in Belleville, Illinois in her Avro plane, with a destination of Muskogee, in route to Los Angeles. She later forced down outside of Cuba. No damage was reported, and she continued her journey. Thus, the destiny of the first woman to fly across the Atlantic and the small town of Cuba, Missouri crossed.August 2002
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Amelia Earhart
Erected 2002 by Plaque donated by Peoples Bank. (Marker Number 5.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Women. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1941.
Location. 38° 3.768′ N, 91° 24.261′ W. Marker is in Cuba, Missouri, in Crawford County. Marker is at the intersection of West Washington Street
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. St Louis, Salem & Little Rock Railroad (within shouting distance of this marker); The River (within shouting distance of this marker); History at the 4-Way (within shouting distance of this marker); Cuba's Gold Star Boys aboard the Blue Bonnet Frisco Train (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mayor Al West (about 600 feet away); Peoples Bank (about 700 feet away); Civil War (about 700 feet away); Meeting in Missouri (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cuba.
Also see . . . Cuba, MO's Route 66 Murals. Known as "Mural City" along the Mother Road, Route 66, Cuba, Missouri has 14 murals painted in the town. (Submitted on April 26, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)
Photographed By Sandra Hughes, August 13, 2012
2. Amelia Marker
Photographed By Sandra Hughes, August 13, 2012
3. Amelia Marker
Photographed By Sandra Hughes, August 13, 2012
4. Amelia Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 26, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 28, 2012, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 527 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 28, 2012, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
