Historical Marker
Sylacauga Marble
Historical marker location:
17 West Fort Williams Street, Sylacauga, Alabama
( Marker is on South Norton Avenue south of West Fort Williams Street, on the right when traveling north.)
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.