Mon Louis Island
Mon Louis Island, originally known as Isle aux Maraguans or Miragoine, is an
History
Mon Louis Island was first settled in the early 18th century by French Louisiana colonists. A land grant was made to Nicholas Baudin, Sieur de Miragouane, on November 12, 1710. Baudin was from [Rochefort, France having come to Mobile in 1706 at the age of 20. He established a settlement on the northern end of the island known as Miragouane. The island eventually came to be called Mon Louis, in honor of his son Louis Alexandre Baudin known as mon Louis (my Louis). By the 19th century, the island was populated by people originally from various countries of origin and Creoles, along with a mix of ethnic groups.[2]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mon Louis Island
- ^ a b Blair Bateman. "Mon Louis Island" (PDF). Mobile Bay National Estuary Program. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 6, 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
30°22′02.8″N 88°08′26.0″W / 30.367444°N 88.140556°W
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