Caldwell Field

Historical marker location:

Mobile, Alabama

( Marker is on Marmotte Street north of Dr Martin Luther King Jr Avenue, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2017

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.