Claiborne, Alabama

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Claiborne, Alabama is a historic former river town in Monroe County that thrived in the early 19th century as a trading center and frontier community.

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Claiborne, Alabama canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former town
historic community
category Former populated places in Alabama
Geography of Monroe County, Alabama
Populated places on the Alabama River
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Monroe County, Alabama NERFINISHED
currentStatus near-ghost town
unincorporated community
declineBegan mid-19th century
economicBasis cotton trade
river trade
flourishedInPeriod early 19th century
function frontier community
river port
trading center
hasHeritageStatus historic site
hasNearbyHistoricSite Fort Claiborne NERFINISHED
Fort Claiborne Cemetery NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion southwestern Alabama
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
locatedOn Alabama River NERFINISHED
namedAfter William C. C. Claiborne NERFINISHED
nearbyCity Monroeville, Alabama NERFINISHED
partOf Old Southwest frontier NERFINISHED
populationPeakPeriod early 1800s
state Alabama
transportationMode steamboat traffic
wasImportantDuring early statehood of Alabama
territorial period of Alabama
wasIncorporated early 19th century

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William B. Travis residence Claiborne, Alabama
Alabama River flowsPast Claiborne, Alabama