Old Mobile (1MB94) Site, Mobile County, Alabama: Site Overview

Part of: Old Mobile (1MB94) Site, Mobile County, Alabama

Site Name Keywords
Old Mobile • 1MB94

Site Type Keywords
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Settlements • Hamlet / Village • Domestic Structures • House • Non-Domestic Structures • Military Structure • Archaeological Feature • Fence • Hearth

Other Keywords
Fort Louis • Old Mobile

Culture Keywords
Historic • Euroamerican • Historic Native American • French Colonial • French Colonial Period

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation • Reconnaissance / Survey • Research Design / Data Recovery Plan • Site Evaluation / Testing • Historic Background Research • Site Stewardship Monitoring • Remote Sensing • Heritage Management

Material Types
Ceramic • Fauna • Glass • Building Materials • Metal

Temporal Keywords
Historical Period • Historical Sites and Artifacts • Colonial Period

Geographic Keywords
US (ISO Country Code) • United States of America (Country) • Mobile County (County) • Alabama (State / Territory) • North America (Continent) • MOBILE RIVER DRAINAGE • Mobile River

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  • Old Mobile (1MB94) Site Overview, Mobile County, Alabama.
    PROJECT Gregory Waselkov.

    This section provides an overview of archaeological research on the site of Old Mobile (1MB94), French colonial capital of La Louisiane from 1702 to 1711. While the general location of Twenty-seven Mile Bluff on the Mobile River, in modern-day southwestern Alabama, has always been known as the original French colonial townsite, archaeological research only began there in earnest in 1989 when James C. "Buddy" Parnell, an employee of Courtaulds Fibers Inc. recognized several well-preserved earthen...