Near Creola in Mobile County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Site of Old Mobile

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 4, 2013

1. Site of Old Mobile Marker

Inscription. (English)
Site of
Old Mobile
Fort Louis de la Louisiane
Founded 1702 by
Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville
Under orders of Louis XIV
First Capital of French Louisiana
1702-1711 (French) Site de
Vieux Mobile
Fort Louis de la Louisiane Premiére
Capitale de la Louisiane Française
1702-1711
Fondée par
Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville
par ordre de Louis XIV, Roi de France
Érigée par Colonial Dames XVII Century
29 Septembre, 2001

Erected 2001 by Christopher Branch Chapter, Mobile, Alabama, National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Forts and Castles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the The Colonial Dames XVII Century, National Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1702.

Location. 30° 57.446′ N, 88° 1.609′ W. Marker is near Creola, Alabama, in Mobile County. It is on U.S. 43 ¼ mile north of Richie Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12950 U.S Hwy 43, Axis AL 36505, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Alabama’s Gulf Coast,

in Mobile Bay,

and in the Mobile Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this

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marker, measured as the crow flies: Kirk House (approx. 1.8 miles away); Ellicott's Stone (approx. 2.7 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church (approx. 5.6 miles away); Mount Vernon Historical Museum and Train Depot (approx. 8.9 miles away); Mt. Vernon Federal Highway (approx. 8.9 miles away); In Memory of Col. Ephraim Kirby (approx. 8.9 miles away); Fort Stoddert (approx. 8.9 miles away); Mt. Vernon Arsenal and Barracks / Searcy Hospital (approx. 9 miles away).

Site of Old Mobile Marker (Reverse) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 4, 2013

2. Site of Old Mobile Marker (Reverse)

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 4, 2013

3. Site of Old Mobile Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 3,939 times since then and 175 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 30, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 2. submitted on December 5, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 3. submitted on April 24, 2025, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.