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Amelia Earhart

Amelia Earhart

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Amelia Earhart

Even though she lived in many different cities, Amelia Earhart considered Atchison, Kansas to be her hometown. Amelia was born in Atchison and lived here until she was 12. The community of Atchison celebrates the history and heritage Amelia in many ways. Thousands of visitors flock to Atchison each year to celebrate Amelia’s legacy.

Lakefest

This event happens every summer during the Amelia Earhart Festival. Listen to new, up and coming country acts in a beautiful outdoor environment.
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Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum

In the legacy of famed aviatrix Amelia Earhart, the Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum will educate, inspire and empower all generations in the pursuit of flight. In the summer of 2016, the Atchison Amelia Earhart Foundation acquired Muriel, the last remaining 1935 Lockheed Electra 10-E aircraft in the world – the...
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Amelia Earhart Festival

This yearly festival on the third weekend of July celebrates of Amelia Earhart and her accomplishments with a weekend full of family entertainment for Atchison residents and visitors. The 1st Annual Amelia Earhart Festival was held in 1997 to celebrate the 100th birthday of Amelia Earhart.
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International Forest of Friendship

The International Forest of Friendship is an arboretum and memorial forest beside Lake Warnock in Atchison, Kansas. 
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Amelia Earhart Earthwork

This one-acre portrait was created by famed Kansas artist Stan Herd in 1997. It lies on a hillside overlooking Warnock Lake and is composed of permanent plantings, stone and other natural materials. A viewing deck on a nearby hilltop provides the best ground views of the earthwork.
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Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum

Amelia was born in the home on July 24, 1897 to Edwin Stanton Earhart and Amy Otis Earhart. Amelia's father was a lawyer whose position as a railroad claims agent required him to travel a great deal. Consequently both Amelia and her sister Muriel spent an abundance of their childhood...
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