Historical Marker
Joplin
Historical marker location:
402 S Main St, Joplin, Missouri
( Marker is at the intersection of South Main Street (Missouri Route 43) and East 4th Street, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.)
Marker installed: 1953
The first successful parachute jump from a moving airplane was made by a Missouri native named Albert Berry in St. Louis in 1912.