Historical Marker
Perry County Veterans Memorial
Historical marker location:
310 Washington Street, Marion, Alabama
( Memorial is at the intersection of Washington Street and Jackson Street, on the right when traveling north on Washington Street.)
Marker installed: 1976
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.