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The '''Aeromarine Supply Company''' was a sporting goods retailer in the [[Birmingham]] area since the 1940s. | The '''Aeromarine Supply Company''' was a sporting goods retailer in the [[Birmingham]] area since the 1940s. | ||
Aeromarine was most recently located at 4400 [[Valley Road]] in [[Trussville]], where it now does business as the '''Logan Martin Boating Center'''. | Aeromarine was most recently located at 4400 [[Valley Road (Trussville)|Valley Road]] in [[Trussville]], where it now does business as the '''Logan Martin Boating Center'''. | ||
In the 1960s, the Aeromarine Supply Company had a boat dealership at [[Eastwood Mall]] and another location on [[Airport Highway]]. [[Martin Luther King, Jr]] assassin [[James Earl Ray]] purchased the Remington Model 760 Gamemaster rifle he used to kill King at that location on [[March 30]], [[1968]]. | In the 1960s, the Aeromarine Supply Company had a boat dealership at [[Eastwood Mall]] and another location on [[Airport Highway]]. [[Martin Luther King, Jr]] assassin [[James Earl Ray]] purchased the Remington Model 760 Gamemaster rifle he used to kill King at that location on [[March 30]], [[1968]]. | ||
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[[Category:Eastwood Mall]] | [[Category:Eastwood Mall]] | ||
[[Category:Valley Road]] | [[Category:Valley Road Trussville]] | ||
Revision as of 10:27, 17 December 2012
The Aeromarine Supply Company was a sporting goods retailer in the Birmingham area since the 1940s.
Aeromarine was most recently located at 4400 Valley Road in Trussville, where it now does business as the Logan Martin Boating Center.
In the 1960s, the Aeromarine Supply Company had a boat dealership at Eastwood Mall and another location on Airport Highway. Martin Luther King, Jr assassin James Earl Ray purchased the Remington Model 760 Gamemaster rifle he used to kill King at that location on March 30, 1968.
References
- Sides, Hampton (2010) Hellhound on His Trail: The Stalking of Martin Luther King Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin. New York, New York: Doubleday. ISBN 0385523920