Tukabatchee / Tokvpvcce

Historical marker location:

4488 Hwy 229 South, Tallassee, Alabama

( Marker is at the intersection of Tukabatchee Road (State Highway 229) and Taylor Road, on the right when traveling south on Tukabatchee Road.)

Marker installed: 2011

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.