Historical Marker
Confederate Drive
Historical marker location:
102 Confederate Drive, Spanish Fort, Alabama
( Marker is at the intersection of Confederate Drive and Danner Circle, on the left when traveling south on Confederate Drive.)
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.