19th Century Shipwreck

Historical marker location:

51 Bienville Blvd, Dauphin Island, Alabama

( Marker can be reached from Bienville Boulevard east of Albatross Street, on the right when traveling east.)

Exposed by Hurricane Georges.

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.