THE RAINBOW VIADUCT WAR MEMORIAL PLAQUE A
DEDICATED TO THE BRAVE MEN OF THE 167TH INFANTRY WHO FOUGHT TO PRESERVE OUR FREEDOM
ON MAY 10, 1919 SOON AFTER ITS COMPLETION, THIS 21ST STREET VIADUCT WAR NAMED THE RAINBOW VIADUCT IN TRIBUTE TO ALABAMA'S FAMOUS 167TH INFANTRY OF THE RAINBOW DIVISION, RENOWNED FOR BRAVERY AND HONOR, THE 167TH WAS THE NATION'S ONLY REGIMENT IN WORLD WAR I REFERRED TO BY ITS HOME STATE-"THE ALABAMA."
SEE ALSO-THE RAINBOW VIADUCT WAR MEMORIAL PLAQUE A SIDE
Location
Address:
RICHARD ARINGON JR. BOULEVARD NORTH AND 1ST AVENUE SOUTH
City:
BIRMINGHAM
State:
Alabama
Zip Code:
35203
Details
Memorial Type:
War Memorial Bridges
Access:
Public
Wars Commemorated:
WORLD WAR I
Year Dedicated:
1919
Photograph By:
TIM CARR
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