Heroes' Welcome

Historical marker location:

2048 West Fairview Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama

( Marker is at the intersection of West Fairview Avenue and Oak Street, on the right when traveling west on West Fairview Avenue.)

Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail.

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.