Huntsville in Madison County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Schrimsher Farm

Sunrise Terrace Subdivision

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 2, 2020

1. Schrimsher Farm Marker

Inscription. Caroline (Cherokee) & William (Scotch-Irish) Schrimsher first of four generations to farm this 36 acres from 1880-1939. After World War II Wernher von Braun's team of scientists were brought from Germany to Ft. Bliss, Texas and then to Huntsville, Alabama. Their mission: satellites to orbit the Earth and the Saturn rocket to send man to the Moon. [In] 1950 a consortium of von Braun's team purchased the Farm and it became Sunrise Terrace' Subdivision.

Prime examples: Contemporary Ranch Style 3518-4321 Panorama Dr. 3605, 09, 11 Skyview Dr.

Listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage. May 19, 1998.

Erected 1998 by Monte Sano Historical Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Air & Space • Architecture • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1880.

Location. 34° 43.636′ N, 86° 31.77′ W. Marker is in Huntsville, Alabama, in Madison County. It is at the intersection of Panorama Drive Southeast and Skyview Drive Southeast, on the right when traveling east on Panorama Drive Southeast. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3518 Panorama Drive Southeast, Huntsville AL 35801, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 original Cherokee Nation,

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 2 miles of

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this marker, measured as the crow flies: Civilian Conservation Corps (approx. 0.3 miles away); Camp Monte Sano (approx. 0.4 miles away); Trough Springs (approx. 0.6 miles away); Monte Sano Elementary School (approx. 0.7 miles away); Burritt Museum (approx. 0.7 miles away); Lowell M. Anderson (approx. 0.9 miles away); Hotel Monte Sano (approx. 1.1 miles away); Historic Viduta / Hotel Monte Sano (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Huntsville.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 2, 2020

2. Schrimsher Farm Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 6, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 997 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 5, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.