Forney’s Corner

Historical marker location:

Jacksonville, Alabama

( Marker is on Public Square West (State Highway 21) south of Clinton Street Southwest, on the left when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 1967

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.