Lebanon Courthouse

Historical marker location:

Fort Payne, Alabama

( Marker is at the intersection of County Road 52 and County Road 293, on the left when traveling west on County Road 52.)

Marker installed: 1987

The city of Mobile, Alabama is home to the oldest Mardi Gras celebration in the United States. The first Mardi Gras parade in Mobile took place in 1703, just one year after the city was founded by the French.