Historical Marker
Spanish Fort
Historical marker location:
102 Spanish Main St, Spanish Fort, Alabama
( Marker is on Spanish Main Street north of Spanish Fort Boulevard (U.S. 31), on the right when traveling north.)
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.