Historical Marker
The Jackson-Community House/The Montgomery City Federation of Women’s Clubs
Historical marker location:
409 Union Street, Montgomery, Alabama
( Marker can be reached from the intersection of Union Street and Scott Street, on the right when traveling north.)
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.