Historical Marker
Oakleigh
Historical marker location:
300 Oakleigh Place, Mobile, Alabama
( Marker is at the intersection of Oakleigh Place and Savannah Street, on the left when traveling north on Oakleigh Place.)
Marker installed: 1985
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.