Historical Marker
Archaic
Historical marker location:
954 Leon Smith Pkwy, Oxford, Alabama
( Marker is on Leon Smith Parkway.)
Marker installed: 2016
9,500 BC to 1,250 BC. Choccolocco Park Interpretive Trail.
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.