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

Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 26, 2015

1. Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville Marker

Inscription.
A la gloire de
Pierre Le Moyne D'Iberville,
le heros dela baie d'Hudson,
de Terre-Neuve et de Nevis,
qui fonda en 1702
Mobile
premiere ville de la Louisiane Française.
————
Ne a Montréal en 1661
Decede a La Havane en 1706

{English Translation}
To the glory of
Pierre Le Moyne D'Iberville,
the hero of Hudson Bay,
of Newfoundland and of Nevís,
who founded in 1702
Mobile
first city of French Louisiana.
————
Born in Montréal in 1661
Died in Havana in 1706.

Erected 1937 by the Committee of French-Americans.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Exploration • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1702.

Location. 30° 41.55′ N, 88° 2.587′ W. Marker is in Mobile, Alabama, in Mobile County. It is at the intersection of St Francis Street and North Conception Street, on the right when traveling east on St Francis Street. Plaque on rock located in northwest corner of Bienville Square. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 182 St Francis 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 of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Salvation Army in Mobile (here, next to this marker); Bienville Square (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); To Jean Baptiste LeMoyne (about 300 feet away); Merchants National Bank Building (about 400 feet away); In Memory of the Battle of Mobile Bay (about 400 feet away); Mobile City Limits (about 400 feet away); John Forbes & Co. (about 500 feet away); Judge Virgil Pittman / Wiley L. Bolden, Sr. (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mobile.

Also see . . . Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville - Wikipedia. (Submitted on July 30, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville image. Click for full size.

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2. Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville

View of marker and Bienville Square park in background. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 26, 2015

3. View of marker and Bienville Square park in background.

View looking east on St Francis Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 26, 2015

4. View looking east on St Francis Street

Heavy T-Storm just finished

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 30, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,436 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 30, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.