The fort site is now the subject of preservation efforts.
When the combined forces arrived at the fort site, they were confronted by a force of 700 Utes.
The fort site was later opened as a park.
Many others suspected that at least portions of the fort site remained.
Whatever else was in short supply at the fort site, whiskey was not.
The fort site remained relatively undisturbed in the ensuing years.
The archaeologists' efforts at the fort site allowed for the construction of a replica beginning in 1996.
The community of Claiborne began in 1816, on the former fort site.
There was some concern when construction began in 1891 on the fort site that the hollow ground would not support the weight of the buildings.
Low laying areas around the old fort site were filled with ash.