The Mound Line

Historical marker location:

Stockton, Alabama

( Marker is on Alabama Route 59 north of Hodgson Road, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1999

(Ellicot Line). Mile Mound No. 216 located 1200 feet East.

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.