More than 160 years later, the French founded the region's first European settlement at Old Mobile in 1702.
mˈoːɹ ðɐn wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti jˈɪɹz lˈeɪɾɚ, ðə fɹˈɛntʃ fˈaʊndᵻd ðə ɹˈiːdʒənz fˈɜːst jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən sˈɛɾəlmənt æɾ ˈoʊld mˈoʊbəl ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd tˈuː.