Historical Marker
Bluffton-Lanett, Alabama
Historical marker location:
105 N Lanier Ave, Lanett, Alabama
( Marker is at the intersection of North Lanier Avenue and 1st Street, on the left when traveling north on North Lanier Avenue.)
Marker installed: 1979
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.