Elkmont, Alabama / Tenn. & Ala. Central Railroad

Historical marker location:

Elkmont, Alabama

( Marker is on County Road 49 east of Railroad Street, on the left when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 2005

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.