Carolyn Cortner Smith

Historical marker location:

Decatur, Alabama

( Marker is at the intersection of Gordon Drive Southeast and 8th Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling east on Gordon Drive Southeast.)

Female Architect Pioneer / Designed Delano Park Structures.

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.