Site of the Willstown Mission

Historical marker location:

Fort Payne, Alabama

( Marker is on 38th Street Northeast south of Godfrey Avenue, on the right when traveling south.)

1823-1839

The city of Huntsville, Alabama played a key role in the United States space program during the Cold War. The Redstone Arsenal, located in Huntsville, was the site of the development of the first ballistic missile, and later became the center of the U.S. Army's missile and rocket programs.