Horseshoe Bend National Military Park

For other uses, see Horseshoe Bend (disambiguation).

Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
IUCN category III (natural monument or feature)


Location	Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA
Nearest city	Alexander City, Alabama
Coordinates	32°58′15″N 85°44′18″W / 32.97083°N 85.73833°W / 32.97083; -85.73833Coordinates: 32°58′15″N 85°44′18″W / 32.97083°N 85.73833°W / 32.97083; -85.73833
Area	2,040 acres (8.26 km²)
Established	July 25, 1956
Visitors	58,564 (in 2005)
Governing body	National Park Service
Website	Horseshoe Bend National Historic Park

Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Nearest city	Dadeville, Alabama
Area	2,040 acres (825.6 ha)
Built	1813
NRHP Reference #	66000060^[1]
Added to NRHP	October 15, 1966

Horseshoe Bend National Military Park is a U.S. national military park managed by the National Park Service that is the site of the last battle of the Creek War on March 27, 1814. General Andrew Jackson's Tennessee militia, aided by the 39th U.S. Infantry Regiment and Cherokee and Lower Creek allies, finally crushed Upper Creek Red Stick resistance during the Battle of Horseshoe Bend at this site on the Tallapoosa River. Jackson's decisive victory at Horseshoe Bend broke the power of the Creek Nation.

Over 800 Upper Creeks died defending their homeland. This was the largest loss of life for Native Americans in a single battle in the history of United States.^[2]

On August 9, 1814, the Creeks signed the Treaty of Fort Jackson, which ceded 23 million acres (93,000 km²) of land in Alabama and Georgia to the United States government.

References

↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "Horseshoe Bend National Military Park". National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-03-01.

External links

Official site: Horseshoe Bend National Military Park

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