Old Line Road

Historical marker location:

Whatley, Alabama

( Marker is at the intersection of Old Line Road (County Road 35) and U.S. 84, on the left when traveling south on Old Line Road.)

Marker installed: 1978

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.