Historical Marker
Seminole Wars / Mexican War
Historical marker location:
200 Monroe Street Northwest, Huntsville, Alabama
( Memorial is at the intersection of Monroe Street Northwest and Washington Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east on Monroe Street Northwest.)
Marker installed: 2013
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.