Mountain Brook

Historical marker location:

56 Church Street, Mountain Brook, Alabama

( Marker is on Church Street, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1997

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.