PENSACOLA1559
America’s First Settlement
Don Tristán de Luna and Spanish settlers established Pensacola in 1559. Five governments later flew their flags here, shaping the City of Five Flags.
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HISTORY & HERITAGEMOBILE1702
The First Capital of French Louisiana
Founded in 1702, Mobile became the first capital of French Louisiana and grew into one of the Gulf Coast’s most important port cities.
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America’s Original Mardi Gras
Mobile’s Carnival tradition dates to 1703. Parades, mystic societies and MoonPies remain central to the city’s living culture.
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A Region Connected by Music
Ports, military communities, beaches, churches, seafood, festivals and generations of Black musical traditions give the coast its distinctive voice.
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