General Ferdinand L. Claiborne oversaw the construction of Fort Claiborne in November of 1813. The fort, approximately two hundred feet square and featuring three blockhouses and a battery of artillery, was located along the Alabama River on a 150-foot high limestone outcropping known as “Weatherford’s Bluff.” Flournoy originally intended the fort to serve as a supply depot for Andrew Jackson’s troops, who at the time were believed to be preparing to march south to join Claiborne. From this location, Claiborne led a force of approximately one thousand men on a campaign against the Holy Ground in December of 1813.

A stone monument commemorating the fort stands on Highway 84 in Monroe County, Alabama at the crossing of the Alabama River.