Belle Ellen

Historical marker location:

West Blocton, Alabama

( Marker is on Cahaba River Drive (County Road 24), on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2000

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.