Chilton County History

Historical marker location:

500 2nd Ave, Clanton, Alabama

( Marker is on 2nd Avenue North west of 5th Street South, on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 2020

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.