Historical Marker
Creole Firehouse #1
Historical marker location:
13 North Dearborn Street, Mobile, Alabama
( Marker is at the intersection of North Dearborn Street and St Francis Street, on the right when traveling south on North Dearborn Street.)
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.