Historical Marker
Revolutionary War
Historical marker location:
200 Monroe Street Northwest, Huntsville, Alabama
( Memorial is at the intersection of Monroe Street Northwest and Washington Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east on Monroe Street Northwest.)
1775 - 1783.
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.