Tombigbree

The Tombigbee winds south through the wooded lands of the Choctaw and Chickasaw, joining the Alabama River before reaching Mobile Bay. For Choctaw communities it was a route of trade as well as a source of fish and other food. In 1736 the French built Fort Tombecbe on a bluff above the river, preparing a campaign against the Chickasaw. Choctaw warriors joined the French expedition, while the fort continued as a trading post until France ceded the region to Britain in 1763.