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

Formation of the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, December 3, 2011

1. Formation of the George C Marshall Space Flight Center Marker

Inscription. On September 8, 1960, President Dwight Eisenhower formally dedicated the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, as a new field installation of the National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) organization that had resulted from the Army transfer of 4,670 civil service employees and 1,840 acres of Redstone Arsenal property and facilities worth $100 million. The new NASA center was named for the late General George C. Marshall. Mrs. Marshall was among those who joined the President at the dedication. Dr. Werner von Braun, who became the Center's first director, also participated. The Marshall Center had been activated on July 1, 1960, as part of NASA, which had been established on October 1, 1958, by Congressional passage of the National Aeronautic and Space Act and charged with conducting the nation's space exploration programs. The nucleus of of NASA was the Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, later named the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NASA)

Erected 2010 by Erected by the Alabama Tourism Department and the City of Huntsville.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Tourism Department

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, and the Former U.S. Presidents: #34 Dwight D. Eisenhower series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1816.

Location. 34° 41.889′ N, 86° 40.355′ W. Marker is in Huntsville, Alabama, in Madison County. It is on Rideout Road, on the right when traveling south. Gate 9 of the Redstone Arsenal off Rightout Road at Visitor Center. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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 this marker, measured as the crow flies: NASA Skylab (approx. 1.3 miles away); CH-47D Chinook Helicopter (approx. 1.3 miles away); Space Shuttle Main Engine/RS-25 (approx. 1.3 miles away); TVA Coverage Area (approx. 1.3 miles away); Colbert Fossil Plant (approx. 1.3 miles away); Saturn V (approx. 1.3 miles away); NASA Lunar Module (LM) (approx. 1.3 miles away); Cernan • Evans • Schmitt (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Huntsville.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, December 3, 2011

2. Formation of the George C Marshall Space Flight Center Marker

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, December 3, 2011

3. Formation of the George C Marshall Space Flight Center Marker

back view

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, December 3, 2011

4. Formation of the George C Marshall Space Flight Center Marker

New construction going up near visitor's center at Redstone

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, November 22, 2011

5. Formation of the George C Marshall Space Flight Center Marker

News Paper Article on display at the Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Al.

General of the Army George C Marshall Statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, November 22, 2011

6. General of the Army George C Marshall Statue

On display at the Space and Rocket Center

Dedication of the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, June 23, 2010

7. Dedication of the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center Marker

Located at NASA Museum on Redstone Arsenal

Picture of George C. Marshall at Space Flight Center image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, June 23, 2010

8. Picture of George C. Marshall at Space Flight Center

Credits. This page was last revised on January 20, 2018. It was originally submitted on December 3, 2011, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 1,551 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on December 3, 2011, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.