Booker T. Washington

Historical marker location:

1002 North Church Street, Tuskegee, Alabama

( Marker is at the intersection of North Church Street and West Martin Luther King Highway (U.S. 80), on the left when traveling north on North Church Street.)

Marker installed: 2001

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.