The Fallen Guardians Monument

Historical marker location:

2703 Battleship Parkway, Mobile, Alabama

( Memorial is on Battleship Parkway, on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 2015

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.