City Hall

Historical marker location:

111 South Royal Street, Mobile, Alabama

( Marker is on South Royal Street south of Government Street, on the left when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 1970

Erected 1853 - 1858.

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.