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Founding of Old Mobile Site
- When
- 1702
- Where
- Old Mobile Site
French colonists established the Old Mobile Site south of Native American villages on the Mobile River in 1702.
The settlement was founded in 1702 by French colonists. It was located south of existing Native American villages along the Mobile River. The Mobile tribe had suggested this location for the town and a river fort.
Sources
- Mobile, Alabama Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-17
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