Daphne United Methodist Church

Historical marker location:

1515 6th Avenue, Daphne, AL 36526, Daphne, Alabama

( Marker can be reached from 6th Avenue.)

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.