Signs, Signs (Ecor Bienville)

  A century before Selma became a town, the site that sits high on a soapstone bluff  was called Ecor Bienville.  In 1714,  Jean Baptiste Le Moyne Sieur de Bienville,  Governor of the Province,made a friendly visit to the Alibamo Indians here.   The monument to commemorate his visit was erected in 1932 by National Society  of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Alabama.    This monument recently was moved closer to Water Avenue due to sewer repair  on Lauderdale Street. The background fence was added and the riverbank  cleaned of vines and shrubs, creating a better view  of the Alabama River and Edmund Pettus Bridge.     Linking to Signs, Signs and City Daily Photo Blogs