Cuba, Lafayette County, Missouri

Cuba is an extinct town in Lafayette County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

Cuba was originally built up by a colony of African Americans, whose skin color was likened to that of Cubans, hence the name.[2]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cuba (historical)
  2. ↑ "Lafayette County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.

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