Our History

Historical marker location:

2110-2170 AL-67, Decatur, Alabama

( Marker is on Wheeler Wildlife Boat Launch north of Alabama Route 67, on the right when traveling north.)

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge.

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.