Erected in 1835

Historical marker location:

216 Westside Square, Huntsville, Alabama

( Marker is at the intersection of Westside Square and Fountain Circle Southwest, on the right when traveling south on Westside Square.)

Marker installed: 1955

This building has since been occupied by.

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.