Fort Gaines

Historical marker location:

Dauphin Island, Alabama

( Marker is on Bienville Boulevard east of Albatross Street, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1957

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.