Mon Louis Island, originally known asIsle aux Maraguans orMiragoine, is anisland on the coast of theU.S. state ofAlabama, south ofMobile. Located in southeasternMobile County, it has an average elevation of 7 feet (2.1 m).[1] Roughly 2 miles (3.2 km) wide and 6 miles (9.7 km) long, it is bounded byFowl River on the north and west,Mobile Bay on the east, and theMississippi Sound on the south.[2] Mon Louis is traversed byAlabama State Route 193, which travels in a north to south direction along the eastern edge of the island. TheGordon Persons Bridge on the southern end of Route 193 connects the island toDauphin Island. Theunincorporated communities ofAlabama Port,Heron Bay, andMon Louis are located on the island.[1]
Mon Louis Island was first settled in the early 18th century byFrench 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 asmon Louis (my Louis). By the 19th century, the island was populated by people originally from various countries of origin andCreoles, along with a mix of ethnic groups.[2]
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