Mobile in Mobile County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
L'Arbre de Pau
Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 26, 2015
1. L'Arbre de Pau Marker
Presented to the people of Mobile
from their sister city, Pau, France.
Symbolic of the restoration after
Hurricane Frederic 1979.
Erected 1981.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Notable Events. A significant historical year for this entry is 1979.
Location. 30° 41.295′ N, 88° 2.383′ W. Marker is in Mobile, Alabama, in Mobile County. It is at the intersection of Theatre Street and South Royal Street, on the right when traveling west on Theatre Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 104 Theatre Street, Mobile AL 36602, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Alabama’s Gulf Coast and in Mobile Bay. 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Site of Mobile's First Theater (a few steps from this marker); The Revolutionary War at Mobile (a few steps from this marker); Mobile's First Jail (within shouting distance of this marker); How Big was the Original Fort Condι? (within shouting distance of this marker); The Site of Historic Fort Condι (within shouting distance of this marker); The Pelican Girls (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Second Fort Conde Ruin (about 400 feet away); Lynching in America / The Lynching of Richard Robertson (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mobile.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 26, 2015
2. The tree from the city of Pau, France.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 26, 2015
3. Wide shot of tree at corner of South Royal & Theatre Street.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 29, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 939 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 29, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
