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

To Jean Baptiste LeMoyne

Sieur de Bienville

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 25, 2015

1. To Jean Baptiste LeMoyne Marker

Inscription.
Native of Montreal, Canada, Naval Officer of France,
Governor of Louisiana
and Founder of the first Capital, Mobile, in 1711.
Born 1680 — Died 1768
——
With the Genius to create an Empire
and the Courage to maintain it patient amid Faction
and successful even in Defeat,
he brought his Settlement
the Prosperity of true Civilization
and the Happiness of real Christianity.
——
He who founds a city
builds himself a live-long Monument.

Erected 1906 by Colonial Dames of Alabama.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1711.

Location. 30° 41.505′ N, 88° 2.552′ W. Marker is in Mobile, Alabama, in Mobile County. It can be reached from the intersection of Dauphin Street and North Conception Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 167 Dauphin 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. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: In Memory of the Battle of Mobile Bay (within shouting distance of this marker); Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Salvation Army in Mobile

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(about 300 feet away); Bienville Square (about 400 feet away); Merchants National Bank Building (about 500 feet away); Nicola Marschall Residence (about 500 feet away); Saenger Theatre (about 500 feet away); Cadillac Homesite (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mobile.

Also see . . .
1. Wikipedia article on Jean Baptiste LeMoyne. (Submitted on August 5, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
2. Biography of Jean Baptiste LeMoyne. (Submitted on August 5, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Jean Baptiste LeMoyne image. Click for full size.

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2. Jean Baptiste LeMoyne

To Jean Baptiste LeMoyne monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 25, 2015

3. To Jean Baptiste LeMoyne monument

Erected by Colonial Dames of Alabama image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 25, 2015

4. Erected by Colonial Dames of Alabama

In everlasting remembrance

Wide shot of monument and Bienville Square. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 25, 2015

5. Wide shot of monument and Bienville Square.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 788 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 5, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.