Alabama State Capitol

Historical marker location:

600 Dexter Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama

( Marker can be reached from the intersection of North Bainbridge Street and Dexter Avenue, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1962

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.