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

Hermes Guided Missile

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, August 26, 2010

1. Hermes Guided Missile Marker

Inscription. First American-made guided missile put on public display. First showing was May 14, 1953 at Huntsville, home of the world's largest rocket and guided missile research and development center, Redstone Arsenal.

Erected 1956 by Huntsville Chamber of Commerce.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, Cold. A significant historical date for this entry is May 14, 1953.

Location. 34° 41.4′ N, 86° 34.868′ W. Marker is in Huntsville, Alabama, in Madison County. It is at the intersection of Airport Road SW and Memorial Parkway SW (U.S. 231), on the right when traveling east on Airport Road SW. Marker and missile are located in the southwest corner of the intersection of the Memorial Parkway access road and Airport Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Huntsville AL 35802, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Camp Beaty Brahan Spring Park (approx. 1½ miles away); Merrimack Mfg. Co. & Village / Joseph J. Bradley School (approx. 1.8 miles away); Lowe Mill / General Shoe Company Lowe Mill Arts and Entertainment (approx. 2 miles away); Fifth Avenue School (approx. 2 miles away); First Baptist Church Huntsville, Alabama

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(approx. 2.1 miles away); Site of the Huntsville Slave Cemetery (approx. 2.2 miles away); William Hooper Councill High School Site (approx. 2.2 miles away); Huntsville's First Black Women Voters (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Huntsville.

Also see . . . Wikipedia entry for the Hermes project. (Submitted on August 27, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama.)

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, August 26, 2010

2. Hermes Guided Missile Marker

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, August 26, 2010

3. Hermes Guided Missile Marker

Looking northeast toward the intersection of Airport Rd and Memorial Pkwy (the elevated road).

Hermes Guided Missile image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, August 26, 2010

4. Hermes Guided Missile

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, September 6, 2010

5. Hermes Guided Missile

descriptive marker located at the US Space & Rocket Center, Huntsville, AL.

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, September 6, 2010

6. Hermes Guided Missile

display located at the US Space & Rocket Center.

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, September 6, 2010

7. Hermes Guided Missile

Credits. This page was last revised on January 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 27, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. This page has been viewed 3,174 times since then and 77 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 27, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. 5, 6, 7. submitted on September 9, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.