Newton

Historical marker location:

Newton, Alabama

( Marker is at the intersection of College Street (Alabama Route 134) and Queen Street, on the right when traveling south on College Street.)

Marker installed: 1979

Town on the Hill 1834 / Third County Seat of Dale County.

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.