Historical Marker
Orange Beach Municipal Complex
Historical marker location:
4099 Orange Beach Boulevard, Orange Beach, Alabama
( Marker is at the intersection of Orange Beach Boulevard (Alabama Route 161) and John M Snook Drive, on the right when traveling south on Orange Beach Boulevard.)
Marker installed: 2017
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.