Central Salt Works

Historical marker location:

Rockville Road, Rockville, Alabama

( Marker can be reached from the intersection of Rockville Road (County Road 15) and Christian Vall Road, on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 1985

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.