Marion City Hall

Historical marker location:

405 Polk Street, Marion, Alabama

( Marker is on Polk Street south of College Street, on the right when traveling south.)

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.