Striker's Independent Society

Striker's Independent Society
AbbreviationS.I.S.
Formation1843; 181 years ago (1843)
TypeMystic Society
Location
  • Mobile, AL

The Striker's Independent Society (SIS) is the oldest continuously active mystic society in Mobile, founded in 1843 [1](during Mobile's first American period), Alabama. Mobile's Mardi Gras history spans over 300 years, as customs changed with the ruling nations: Mobile was the capital of French Louisiana in 1702, then British in 1763, then Spanish in 1780, entered the Republic of Alabama, was declared American in 1812 (captured in 1813), a U.S. state in 1819, then Confederate in 1860, then became American again in 1865 and participated in Carnival during New Year's Eve and New Year's Day celebrations. It is the oldest remaining mystic society in America but no longer hosts an annual parade.[2]

  1. ^ "Carnival/Mobile Mardi Gras Timeline.publisher=Museum of Mobile". Retrieved 2006-07-02.
  2. ^ "Carnival/Mobile Mardi Gras Timeline". Museum of Mobile. Retrieved 2006-07-02.