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Schrimsher Farm / Sunrise Terrace Subdivision
SCHRIMSHER FARM SUNRISE TERRACE SUBDIVISION
Caroline (Cherokee) & William (Scotch-Irish) Schrimsher first of four generations to farm this 36 acres from 1880-1939. After W orld W ar 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. 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.
MONTE SANO HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION 19'
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This Monte Sano Historical Association marker was dedicated on Nov. 22, 1998. The marker is located at the intersection of Panorama Drive and Skyview Drive in Huntsville, Alabama. Information pertaining to the Schrimsher Farm and the later settlement of German scientists can be found in References 7 and 8.
