Pratt Gin Factory

Historical marker location:

716 South Memorial Drive, Prattville, Alabama

( Marker is at the intersection of East Main Street and South Memorial Drive (U.S. 31), on the right when traveling east on East Main Street.)

Marker installed: 1952

1 mile.

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.