Historical Marker
Civilian Conservation Corps
Historical marker location:
Huntsville, Alabama
( Marker is at the intersection of Monte Sano Blvd Southeast and Highland Plaza Southeast, on the right when traveling north on Monte Sano Blvd Southeast.)
Marker installed: 2010
(C. C. C.) Camp. 1935~1940.
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.