Green Gables

Historical marker location:

1260 Washington Street, Uniontown, Alabama

( Marker is on Washington Street (U.S. 80) 0.2 miles east of Village Avenue, on the left when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 2005

1928-1983.

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.