Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site in Macon County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Oil Storage Shed

Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site

Photographed by Mark Hilton, November 16, 2016

1. Oil Storage Shed Marker

Inscription. This ventilated shed provided safe and convenient storage for the large quantities and various grades of oil used at Moton Field for the maintenance of airplanes and service vehicles. It has been adapted to house the site's fire protection system.

{Photo caption}
Maintenance crews serviced the
airplanes regularly for the cadets
and their instructors.

Erected by National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Air & Space.

Location. 32° 27.419′ N, 85° 40.806′ W. Marker is in Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, Alabama, in Macon County. It can be reached from Chappie James Avenue. Located at the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, near Hangar #1. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1616 Chappie James Ave, Tuskegee AL 36083, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Black Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Waiting for the Bus (a few steps from this marker); A Bit to Eat (within shouting distance of this marker); Bath and Locker House (within shouting distance of this marker); Moton Field Expands (within shouting distance of this marker); It Was Called "Dope"

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Hangar No. 1 (within shouting distance of this marker); Fire Suppression Pond (within shouting distance of this marker); FIRE! (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site.

Oil Storage Shed and Marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, November 16, 2016

2. Oil Storage Shed and Marker.

Area view of Oil Storage building, Hangar 1 & 2, and part of Moton Field. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, November 16, 2016

3. Area view of Oil Storage building, Hangar 1 & 2, and part of Moton Field.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 24, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 616 times since then and 16 times this year. Last updated on December 6, 2016, by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, Georgia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 24, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.