Fort Browder / 15th Alabama Infantry

Historical marker location:

2475 US-82, Midway, Alabama

( Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 82 and County Road 79, on the left when traveling west on U.S. 82.)

Marker installed: 2009

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.