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re: Annual Alabama vs. Louisiana who-invented-Mardi-Gras-first thread
Posted on 2/9/16 at 3:47 pm to TheDude321
Posted on 2/9/16 at 3:47 pm to TheDude321
quote:In 1711, Mobile was still part of the Louisiana territory.
1711: first Mardi Gras parade in Alabama
Alabama territory did not form until 1817
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Posted on 2/9/16 at 4:53 pm to genro
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In 1711, Mobile was still part of the Louisiana territory.
Alabama territory did not form until 1817
Well, there are a lot of technicalities when breaking down this debate that could help (or disqualify) either state--that's why I figure that it's best to just kind of declare it's a tie really.
To address your point specifically, as I recall, the first parade on modern-day Alabama soil was just some guys pushing a cart around town with a papier mache' cow's head on it. Does that really constitute a "parade" per se? Alabama did eventually have the first "real" Mardi Gras parade too, but even that was held on New Year's Day (and not Mardi Gras Day) for some reason.
Posted on 2/10/16 at 2:58 pm to genro
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In 1711, Mobile was still part of the Louisiana territory. Alabama territory did not form until 1817.
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Posted on 2/10/16 at 3:03 pm to genro
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In 1711, Mobile was still part of the Louisiana territory.
Alabama territory did not form until 1817
I believe it was Florida
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