Town of Crossville

Historical marker location:

Crossville, Alabama

( Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (Alabama Route 68) and Gaines Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.)

Marker installed: 2010

The city of Tuskegee, Alabama is the birthplace of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African American military pilots. During World War II, the Tuskegee Airmen were trained at the Tuskegee Institute and went on to fly over 1,500 missions in the war.