Historical Marker

Crook Cemetery

Historical marker location:
Alexandria, Alabama
( Marker is on McCullars Lane west of County Road 73, on the right when traveling east.)
Marker installed: 2009

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.