Gallagher Hill/Science Hill

Historical marker location:

14645 Court St, Moulton, Alabama

( Marker is at the intersection of Court Street (County Route 460) and Hospital Street, on the right when traveling west on Court Street.)

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.