Temple Beth El

Historical marker location:

Anniston, Alabama

( Marker is at the intersection of Quintard Avenue (U.S. 431) and East 13th Street, on the right when traveling north on Quintard Avenue.)

Marker installed: 2001

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.