Claiborne, Alabama
Claiborne, Alabama | ||
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ZIP code 36445 | ||
Area code | 251 |
Claiborne is a ghost town on a bluff above the Alabama River in Monroe County, Alabama.[2]
History
Situated near the
Following the war Claiborne became one of the largest and fastest growing communities in what would become Alabama. Early settlers included three future Alabama governors:
The first
Claiborne remained an important shipping port and trading center throughout the 1840s and 1850s. The coming of the American Civil War saw the construction of batteries along the lower Alabama River and at Claiborne. The town was heavily looted at the end of the war.[6] Following the war, the town quickly lost importance in the new economy. By 1872 the population had dwindled to approximately 350 people.[3] When the new railroad through Monroe County bypassed Claiborne in the early 20th century, the fate of the settlement was sealed. By 2008 the site contained only the James Dellet House and three 19th century cemeteries.[3][6]
Claiborne had a newspaper, the Alabama Courier, that was published by Tucker and Turner from 1819 to the 1820s.[5]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1880 | 199 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[7] |
Claiborne appeared only once on the U.S. Census, in 1880, as a separately returned community. Its population was 199, which made it the largest in Monroe County.
Geography
Claiborne is located at 31°32′25″N 87°30′56″W / 31.54016°N 87.51554°W and has an elevation of 180 feet (55 m).[2]
Notable person
- Arthur P. Bagby Jr., lawyer, editor, and Confederate States Army colonel during the American Civil War
- Alamo(1836). Wife and Son, lived in Claiborne, AL.
References
- ^ Lossing, Benson (1868). The Pictorial Field-Book of the War of 1812. Harper & Brothers, Publishers. p. 751.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Claiborne, Alabama
- ^ ISBN 0-8173-1125-4.
- ^ "Historical Marker Program: Monroe County". Alabama Historical Commission. Alabama Department of Archives and History. Archived from the original on June 20, 2010. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
- ^ a b Brannon, Peter A. (August 20, 1933). "Fort Claiborne". The Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ a b Sarah Kershaw (April 14, 2008). "Amid the Ghosts of Alabama". The New York Times. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 7, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
External links
Media related to Claiborne, Alabama at Wikimedia Commons