Burnt Corn Park Cistern

Historical marker location:

Persimmon Street, Brewton, Alabama

( Marker can be reached from the intersection of Persimmon Street and St. Nicholas Avenue (Alabama Route 41).)

Marker installed: 2012

(Water Tank).

The city of Huntsville, Alabama played a key role in the United States space program during the Cold War. The Redstone Arsenal, located in Huntsville, was the site of the development of the first ballistic missile, and later became the center of the U.S. Army's missile and rocket programs.