Historical Marker
Escambia County Training School
Historical marker location:
Martin Luther King Avenue, Atmore, Alabama
( Marker is on Martin Luther King Avenue north of McGlasker Street, on the right when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 2016
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.