Cuba, Lafayette County, Missouri

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

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

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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 June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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