Site of Old Mobile
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hoteltwo
N 30° 57.446 W 088° 01.609
16R E 401927 N 3425336
Marks the nearby location of the French Fort Louis de la Louisiane built in 1702.
Waymark Code: WMJMPM
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 12/05/2013
Views: 9
Fort Louis de la Louisiane was a square fort with bastions on the corners, each equipped with a battery of six cannons. The fort buildings included quarters for soldiers and officers, a chapel, and a warehouse. The fort was surrounded by a log palisade.
Due to frequent flooding it was decided to move the town and fort to a location down river at present day Mobile.
Inscription:
(English)
Site of
Old Mobile
Fort Louis de la Louisiane
Founded 1702 by
Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville
Under orders of Louis XIV
First Capital of French Louisiana
1702-1711
(French)
Site de
Vieux Mobile
Fort Louis de la Louisiane Premiere
Capitale de la Louisiane Francaise
1702-1711
Fondee par
Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville
par ordre de Louis XIV, Roi de France
Marker Name: Site of Old Mobile
Marker Type: Rural Roadside
Addtional Information::
Erected by the Christopher Branch Chapter, Mobile, Alabama, National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century.
Date Dedicated / Placed: 2001
Marker Number: Not Listed
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