Canoe Station

Historical marker location:

12250 U.S. 31, Atmore, Alabama

( Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 31 and Baker Street, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 31.)

Marker installed: 2007

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.