Claiborne, Alabama (A Lost City)

Today, Claiborne is a ghost town on a bluff above the Alabama River near Perdue Hill in Monroe County.  Situated near the Federal Road, Claiborne began during the Mississippi Territory period with a ferry that transported settlers across the Alabama Ri …

FORT CLAIBORNE Historical Marker near Perdue Hill, AL

This marker is located about 2 miles west of Perdue Hill in Monroe County on the south side of U.S. Highway 84 near the intersection of Lena Landegger Highway/Grain Elevator Road (GPS coordinates 31.541358, -87.512957). It’s on the east side of the Ala …