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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VW1_it-was-called-dope-historical_Tuskegee-AL.html
During World War II primary training airplanes were built mostly of wood and fabric. Ground crews sealed and strengthened the fabric with several applications of a highly flammable, explosive acetate coating called "dope." This shed was used to st…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VW0_moton-field-expands-historical_Tuskegee-AL.html
This is the site of Hangar No. 2, completed in early 1944 in response to the tremendous increase in the number of cadets training at Moton Field. The building, nearly identical to Hangar No. 1, contained classrooms, a briefing room, a medical offi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VVZ_warehouse-vehicle-storage-historical_Tuskegee-AL.html
This building served as the garage for Moton Field's small fleet of support vehicles. It provided storage at night and "drive-through" vehicle maintenance by day. Rooms on the north side provided office space for maintenance staff and file storage…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VVX_fire-suppression-pond-historical_Tuskegee-AL.html
A fire at an airfield, with highly flammable materials everywhere, could be catastrophic. The Bath and Locker House fire shown here highlighted the need for a dependable water supply for firefighting. A pond met that need. It also helped control w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VVW_ghost-structures-historical_Tuskegee-AL.html
The Cadet House and the Army Supply Building provided much-needed space when training operations expanded in 1942 and 1943. The Cadet House also held a cadet classroom and waiting room, a coat room, and the Flight Surgeon's Office. The Army Supply…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VQB_macon-county-confederate-monument-a-war-memorial_Tuskegee-AL.html
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1861—1865
Erected by the
Daughters of
the Confederacy
to the Confederate
Soldiers of
Macon County.
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Honor the
Brave.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VQA_waiting-for-the-bus-historical_Tuskegee-AL.html
The tarmac between the two hangars was a busy part of Moton Field. Cadets arriving by bus were dropped off here and went to their duties in preparation for flight training. Others boarded the buses to return to the Tuskegee Institute campus. Fuel …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VQ9_macon-county-legal-milestone-historical_Tuskegee-AL.html
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Macon County was created by the Alabama Legislature on December 18, 1832 and formed out of land formerly belonging to the Creek Indians. The County was named for Nathaniel Macon, a Revolutionary War soldier and long-serving political lead…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VQ7_brief-history-of-tuskegee-alabama-historical_Tuskegee-AL.html
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Tuskegee consists of 80 square miles and is the county seat of Macon County, Alabama. Tuskegee rests in the heart of the rural Alabama Black Belt and is 40 miles east of Montgomery. Tuskegee was founded by General Thomas S. Woodward in 18…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VPU_bartrams-trail-historical_Tuskegee-AL.html
William Bartram, America's first native born artist - naturalist, passed through Macon County during the Revolutionary era, making the first scientific notations of its flora, fauna and inhabitants. As the appointed botanist of Britain's King Geor…