Historical Marker
Cahaba's Changing Landscape
Historical marker location:
Capitol Capitol, Cahaba, Alabama
( Marker is at the intersection of Capitol Avenue and Cahaba Road, on the right when traveling east on Capitol Avenue.)
Marker installed: 2013
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.