Protestant Children's Home

Historical marker location:

911 Dauphin Street, Mobile, Alabama

( Marker is on Dauphin Street, 0.1 miles east of Common Street, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1966

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.