Historical Marker
Historic Oxford
Historical marker location:
402 Main Street, Oxford, Alabama
( Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and East Oak Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.)
Marker installed: 2010
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.