Blount Springs

Historical marker location:

Blount Springs, Alabama

( Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 31 and County Road 7, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 31.)

Marker installed: 1953

The first European settlement in Alabama was established in 1702 by the French at Fort Louis de la Mobile, which is now the city of Mobile. It was named after Louis XIV of France and was the capital of French Louisiana until 1711.