Semmes Heritage Park

Historical marker location:

3855 Wulff Rd E, Semmes, Alabama

( Marker is at the intersection of Wulff Road (County Route 68) and Nursery Road, on the right when traveling north on Wulff Road.)

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.