Le Moyne, Alabama Explained

Official Name:Le Moyne, Alabama
Pushpin Map:Alabama#USA
Pushpin Label:Le Moyne
Pushpin Label Position:top
Coordinates:30.9581°N -88.0278°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Name1:Alabama
Subdivision Name2:Mobile
Elevation Ft:39
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Area Code:251

Le Moyne is an unincorporated community in Mobile County, Alabama, United States. It was named in honor of the Le Moyne brothers, Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville and Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville, founders of colonial Mobile. Twenty-Seven Mile Bluff, on the Mobile River, is located in Le Moyne. The bluff is the site of the former Fort Louis de La Louisiane, capital of French Louisiana from 1702 until 1711.[1]

Geography

Le Moyne is located at 30.9582°N -88.0278°W and has an elevation of 39feet.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Old Mobile Site Determined Eligible for Designation as a National Historic Landmark . 2010-04-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121019021432/http://www.cr.nps.gov/nhl/DOE_dedesignations/oldmobile.htm . October 19, 2012 .