Fort Stoddert

Historical marker location:

1020 Military Road, Mt. Vernon, Alabama

( Marker is at the intersection of Military Road (County Road 96) and Old Highway 43, on the left when traveling east on Military Road.)

Marker installed: 1949

1799.

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.