Mobile, Alabama

Mobile is the third most populous city in the state of Alabama and is the county seat of Mobile County. The city's name is derived from the presence of the Mobile Indians in the area at the time of founding. Mobile is the only saltwater port in Alabama. Located along the northwest shore of Mobile Bay, the city began as the first capital of colonial French Louisiana in 1702. Over the past 300 years, Mobile has officially flown six flags, including France, Britain, Spain, the Republic of Alabama (1861), the Confederacy, and the United States.

The Village Prints drawing of Mobile captures the elegance of this fair city.