Aeromedical Evacuation Legacy Team

Historical marker location:

100 Heritage Dr, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois

( Marker is on Main Street just east of Symington Drive, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 2007

Airlift/Tanker Association Hall of Fame Inductee - 2007.

The world's first skyscraper, the Home Insurance Building, was built in Chicago in 1884. It was only 10 stories tall, but it was the first building to use a steel frame to support its weight, which allowed it to be much taller than traditional buildings made of brick or stone.