view gallery SE6.8 km | Camp Watts Named for Thomas H. Watts in Alabama Historical Markers Located along Union Camp Rd., south of Notasulga, this marker notes the former area of a Civil War camp and cemetery. Camp Watts is currently private property and is used for cattle. posted by: hoteltwo location: Alabama date approved: 06/21/2016 last visited: 07/11/2022 |
view gallery SE7.4 km | Shiloh-Rosenwald School - Notasulga, Alabama in Alabama Historical Markers Marker is at the intersection of Tuskegee Street (AL-81) and Shiloh Road south of Notasulga describes one of the early (and few remaining) African-American school houses funded by Sears founder Julius Rosenwald. posted by: hoteltwo location: Alabama date approved: 06/21/2016 last visited: 07/11/2022 |
view gallery SE7.4 km | Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church - Notasulga, AL in Alabama Historical Markers Located at the intersection of Tuskegee Street (AL-81) and Shiloh Road, south of Notasulga, describes the church and largest site of the infamous Tuskegee syphilis study. posted by: hoteltwo location: Alabama date approved: 06/25/2016 last visited: 07/11/2022 |
view gallery NW7.4 km | Site of Thaddeus Post Office - Notasulga, AL in Alabama Historical Markers Marker in current community of Reeltown, Alabama about the establishment of a Post Office in the then town of Thaddeus. posted by: hoteltwo location: Alabama date approved: 08/23/2013 last visited: 02/03/2021 |
view gallery E7.6 km | Birthplace of Zora Neale Hurston - Notasulga, AL in Alabama Historical Markers Located on Auburn Road, 0.3 miles east of Tallapoosa Street, describes the noted authors' local beginnings and a history of her writings. posted by: hoteltwo location: Alabama date approved: 06/25/2016 last visited: 07/11/2022 |
view gallery S9.3 km | Battle of Chehaw Station - North of Tuskegee, AL in Alabama Historical Markers Also known as Skirmish at Chehaw Station, and the Battle of Beasely’s Tank (or Beasely's Farm), this marker describes Union army actions to destroy Confederate rail lines The marker is fairly hidden against the overhanging trees. posted by: hoteltwo location: Alabama date approved: 05/31/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery SW11.7 km | Franklin's Educational Legacy - Franklin, AL in Alabama Historical Markers Marker placed during the Great Alabama Homecoming in 2010 highlighting some history of education in rural Macon County. posted by: hoteltwo location: Alabama date approved: 08/23/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery SE12.9 km | Anticipation - Tuskegee, AL in Signs of History Located near the guard house and entrance gate to Moton Field in World War II, this sign tells visitors about the first sight awaiting the cadets who were beginning the road to becoming the famed World War II Tuskegee Airmen. posted by: xptwo location: Alabama date approved: 07/01/2013 last visited: 07/28/2017 |
view gallery SE12.9 km | Tuskegee Airman National Historic Site in NPS Passport Cancellation Stations In the 1940's Tuskegee, Alabama became home to a "military experiment" to train America's first African-American military pilots. posted by: tiki-4 location: Alabama date approved: 08/19/2007 last visited: 07/28/2017 |
view gallery SE12.9 km | Tuskegee Airman National Historic Site in National Parks (U.S.) In the 1940's Tuskegee, Alabama became home to a "military experiment" to train America's first African-American military pilots. posted by: tiki-4 location: Alabama date approved: 08/17/2007 last visited: 07/28/2017 |
view gallery SE12.9 km | Moton Field Gate CM1198 - Tuskegee, AL in U.S. Benchmarks This benchmark is located on the old brick entrance gate at the Moton Field National Park Service Historic Site in Tuskegee, Alabama. posted by: xptwo location: Alabama date approved: 10/07/2012 last visited: 07/28/2017 |
view gallery SE12.9 km | Moton Field Entrance Gate - Tuskegee, AL in Preserved Architectural Remnants and Ruins During World War II, African American men passed through these gates as they began their flight training. They would later gain fame as the Tuskegee Airmen. posted by: xptwo location: Alabama date approved: 06/17/2013 last visited: 07/28/2017 |
view gallery SE13 km | The Control Tower - Tuskegee, AL in Signs of History Moton Field was the home of the initial flight training for the men who became the Tuskegee Airmen. This information sign tells the visitor about the importance of the Control Tower in the training process. posted by: xptwo location: Alabama date approved: 07/10/2013 last visited: 07/28/2017 |
view gallery SE13 km | Fire! - Tuskegee, AL in Signs of History This information sign is located by the small brick building where fire equipment was stored at Moton Field during World War II when it was a training base for the men who eventually gained fame as the Tuskegee Airmen. posted by: xptwo location: Alabama date approved: 07/28/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery SE13 km | A Typical Day - Tuskegee, AL in Signs of History This information sign tells visitors about a typical day for the trainees who would become the WWII Tuskegee Airmen. It is located on the ramp between Hangar No. 1 and Hangar No. 2 at the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site in Tuskegee, Alabama. posted by: xptwo location: Alabama date approved: 07/22/2013 last visited: 07/28/2017 |
view gallery SE13 km | Moton Field CM1199 - Tuskegee, AL in U.S. Benchmarks This benchmark is located by Hanger 1 at the Moton Field National Park Service Historic Site in Tuskegee, Alabama. posted by: xptwo location: Alabama date approved: 10/02/2012 last visited: 07/28/2017 |
view gallery SE13 km | Ghost Structures - Tuskegee, AL in Signs of History This information sign explains the "ghost structures" which represent the Cadet House and Army Supply Building which were located at this site on Moton Field. The future Tuskegee Airmen received their initial flight training here during WWII. posted by: xptwo location: Alabama date approved: 07/09/2013 last visited: 07/28/2017 |
view gallery S13 km | CM2291 Tuskegee Negro Vet Hosp Tank -- Tuskegee AL in U.S. Benchmarks The tank on board the VA Medical Center at Tuskegee (formerly known during the Jim Crow era as the Tuskegee Negro Veteran's Hospital) is a US benchmark posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Alabama date approved: 09/07/2017 last visited: never |
view gallery SE13 km | Moton Field - Tuskegee, AL in Historic Preservation Awards In 2010, the National Trust for Historic Preservation named Moton Field in Tuskegee, Alabama, as a winner of the National Trust/ACHP Award. posted by: xptwo location: Alabama date approved: 09/25/2012 last visited: 07/28/2017 |
view gallery SE13 km | Moton Field - Tuskegee, AL in War and Military Museums The famed World War II Tuskegee Airmen began their primary flight training at Moton Field in Tuskegee, Alabama. Today the field is a National Park Service National Historic Site and museum as well as continuing as the municipal airport. posted by: xptwo location: Alabama date approved: 10/04/2012 last visited: 07/28/2017 |
view gallery SE13 km | Moton Field - Tuskegee, AL in Ranger Stations The famed World War II Tuskegee Airmen began their primary flight training at Moton Field. Today the field is a National Park Service National Historic Site as well as continuing as the municipal airport. The visitor center is located in Hanger 1. posted by: xptwo location: Alabama date approved: 10/01/2012 last visited: 07/28/2017 |
view gallery SE13 km | Hangar No. 1 - Tuskegee, Alabama in Signs of History This sign tells the visitor about Hangar 1 at the site where the WWII Tuskegee Airmen received their initial flight training. posted by: xptwo location: Alabama date approved: 10/19/2012 last visited: 07/28/2017 |
view gallery SE13 km | Moton Field - Tuskegee, AL in Military Installations The famed World War II Tuskegee Airmen began their primary flight training at Moton Field in Tuskegee, Alabama. Today the field is a National Park Service National Historic Site as well as continuing as the municipal airport. posted by: xptwo location: Alabama date approved: 10/01/2012 last visited: 07/28/2017 |
view gallery SE13 km | Tuskegee Airmen Museum - Tuskegee, AL in Aviation Museums The famed World War II Tuskegee Airmen began their primary flight training at Moton Field in Tuskegee, Alabama. Today the field is a National Park Service National Historic Site and museum as well as continuing as the municipal airport. posted by: xptwo location: Alabama date approved: 10/07/2012 last visited: 07/28/2017 |
view gallery SE13 km | Moton Field - Tuskegee, AL in World War II Sites The famed World War II Tuskegee Airmen began their primary flight training at Moton Field in Tuskegee, Alabama. Today the field is a National Park Service National Historic Site as well as continuing as the municipal airport. posted by: xptwo location: Alabama date approved: 10/01/2012 last visited: 07/28/2017 |
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