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Historical marker location:

Mobile, Alabama

( Marker is at the intersection of South Joachim Street and Government Street (U.S. 98), on the right when traveling west on South Joachim Street.)

Marker installed: 2018

Mobile's Oldest Operating Station.

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.