Historical Marker
Caldwell School
Historical marker location:
North Broad Street, Mobile, Alabama
( Marker is at the intersection of North Broad Street and Congress Street, on the right when traveling south on North Broad 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.