Historical Marker
Fort McDermott
Historical marker location:
119 Spanish Main Street, Spanish Fort, Alabama
( Marker is on Spanish Main Street south of Cannonade Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.)
Marker installed: 1960
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.