With centuries of change, conflict and culture, Alabama's history runs deep. The land that we now call the Yellowhammer State was originally home to Native tribes . Alabama has shifted hands between Spain, France, Britain and America. Alabama became the 22nd state on December 14, 1819 and the years that followed were shaped by agriculture, conflict over race and economics and a central role in the Civil War .

There's one city that saw it all, founded 117 years before Alabama became a state, it's the oldest city in Alabama.

What was the first city in Alabama?

Founded in 1702 by French colonist, Mobile is Alabama's oldest city and one of the Gulf Coast's earliest settlements. The original town was built on low ground just downstream from Fort Louis de la Louisiane. Brothers Pierre L

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