Historical Marker
Elgin/Elgin Crossroads
Historical marker location:
2743 Highway 101, Elgin, Alabama
( Marker is at the intersection of Alabama Route 101 and Putnam Parkway, on the left when traveling north on State Route 101.)
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.