Historical Marker
Marr’s Spring
Historical marker location:
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
( Marker can be reached from Marrs Spring Road south of Campus Drive East, on the left when traveling south.)
Marker installed: 2010
The city of Tuskegee, Alabama is the birthplace of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African American military pilots. During World War II, the Tuskegee Airmen were trained at the Tuskegee Institute and went on to fly over 1,500 missions in the war.