Amelia Earhart was born on July 24, 1897 in Atchison, Kansas, in America’s heartland. And today we celebrate her 115th birthday and learn more of her ties to Squantum!

In 1928, before flying as the first woman passenger in the First Transatlantic Flight in 1928, Earhart invested a small amount of money in the Dennison Airport which opened at the lower end of the Squantum Peninsula. Earhart acted as a chief employee and pilot at Dennison Airport. You can see more information about Dennison Airport at what is now Squantum Point Park. The park has great walking paths along the water with markers that depict historical information for the site as well as a giant compass laid out in stone on the waters edge.