Historical Marker
St. James Hotel
Historical marker location:
1200 Water Avenue, Selma, Alabama
( Marker is at the intersection of Water Avenue and Washington Street, on the right when traveling east on Water Avenue.)
Marker installed: 2014
Headquarters of General James H. Wilson. Battle of Selma.
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.