Historical Marker

Summerdale / Summerdale's Turpentine Still

Historical marker location:
910 AL-59, Summerdale, Alabama
( Marker is at the intersection of County Road 32 and State Route 59, on the right when traveling west on County Road 32.)
Marker installed: 2018

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.