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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17Q4_hangar-no-1_Tuskegee-AL.html
In Hangar No. 1 flying became real for the aviation cadet. The hangar housed the main activities of the airfield, including flight debriefings, flight record-keeping, aircraft maintenance, and military and civilian management. Several smaller room…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17Q3_fire_Tuskegee-AL.html
The Fire Protection Shed in front of you was used to store equipment such as hoses, fire extinguishers, and tools for fighting fires. Fire was always a danger at the airfield because of the flammable materials used in airplanes and the fuels store…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17Q2_the-control-tower_Tuskegee-AL.html
From Moton Field's Control Tower, controllers directed flight operations and signaled landing instructions to pilots through a system of flashing colored lights. Dispatchers called cadets for their flights. The tower overlooked the busy - and nois…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17Q1_a-bit-to-eat_Tuskegee-AL.html
Known as the Tea Room, this small lunchroom was built during the initial expansion phase of Moton Field in 1942 and 1943, when amenities such as offices and bathrooms not built into the original hangar were added. Here, personnel stationed at Moto…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17Q0_bath-and-locker-house_Tuskegee-AL.html
This building was completed in 1941 as a restroom, shower, and locker room for administrative and support personnel. It had facilities for both men and women. Both black and white may have used the building. If so, it almost certainly would have b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14JT_little-texas-tabernacle-and-campground_Tuskegee-AL.html
The "Little Texas" Methodist Tabernacle and Campground site of Camp meetings since the 1850's. The Tabernacle-a place of worship-was built by black and white settlers of the area. The original structure was made of hand-hewn timbers, wooden pegs, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14IA_union-christian-church_Tuskegee-AL.html
Union Christian Church began in spring 1897, under a brush arbor approximately 4 miles northeast of this site. Two acres were donated by future Congressman Charlie W. Thompson, of Tuskegee. Rev. John Allen Branch was the first minister. The origin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMD7X_the-tuskegee-airmens-plaza_Tuskegee-AL.html
This plaza is dedicated to the memory of the Tuskegee Airmen, including General Daniel "Chappie" James, whose training at Tuskegee University and the Tuskegee Army Air Field enabled them to prove for all time the competence and bravery of Black Am…