Beauregard's Headquarters

Historical marker location:

Jacksonville, Alabama

( Marker is at the intersection of Pelham Road (State Highway 21) and James Street SE, on the left when traveling north on Pelham Road.)

Marker installed: 1976

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.