Amelia Earhart, Memorial

Title
Amelia Earhart, Memorial
Biographical Text
Bronze monument in the shape of a typical propeller of small planes in the 1930s. Attached to a rock.
The memorial is located in Harrison, New York, where Earhart was living at the time of her transatlantic flight. Earhart herself attended the dedication ceremony of this monument on June 27, 1932.
Text
DEDICATED TO
AMELIA EARHART PUTNAM
OF THE TOWN OF HARRISON
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK
HARBOUR GRACE, NEW FOUNDLAND
LONDONFERRY, IRELAND MAY 20 - 21 1932
IN COMMEMORATION OF HER BEING THE FIRST WOMAN
TO MAKE A SOLO FLIGHT ACROSS THE ATLANTIC OCEAN
Date Created
1932-06-27
Type
English Statue
Bibliographic Citation
Amelia Earhart, Harrison Public Library
Project Researcher
Bysterbusch, Hailey
Item sets
The Penny Colman Collection of Historical Landmarks of Women

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