She was a pioneer of the sky, but her roots are firmly planted in Kansas. Amelia Earhart was born on July 24, 1897, in Atchison, Kansas. Amelia’s family lived in her grandfather’s home. Alfred Otis was a well-known judge and spent 12 years building the magnificent white house that still stands in Atchison. It is now the Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum, 223 N. Terrace. Even at a young age, Amelia was a thrill-seeker, doing whatever she could for a rush of adrenaline, even building a roller coaster in the backyard with her sister. “She just flew through the air and was telling her sister, ‘It felt like I was flying,’” said Heather Roesch, Manager of the Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum. From then on, Amelia was hooked and she went on to become one of the best-known pilots in the world.
Source: KSN-TV
