Cuba, Lafayette County, Missouri Explained

Cuba is a ghost town in Lafayette County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

Cuba was founded by a colony of African Americans, whose skin color was likened to that of Cubans, hence the name.[1]

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39.2172°N -93.6113°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lafayette County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 25 October 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070827/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_lafayette.html . 24 June 2016 .

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