Horseshoe Bend

National Military Park

 
 

The last major battle of the Red Stick War or Creek War of 1813-1814 was fought here on March 27, 2010.  An estimated 800 Red Stick warriors lost their lives.  The victory was the last major battle of the war and sealed the fate of the Red Stick resistance. 



Links : Encyclopedia of Alabama articles

  1. •The Creek War of 1813-14

  2. •Battle of Horseshoe Bend

  3. •Creeks in Alabama

  4. •Upper Creek Towns

 

Established as a unit of the National Park Service in 1959, the park contains the site of the Horseshoe Bend battlefield, a museum, hiking trails, and other resources on 2040 acres in Tallapoosa County, Alabama.


The park is approx. 15 miles from Dadeville on Hwy. 49.





Links

  1. •Official NPS Website

  2. •Driving Directions (NPS Website)

The Battle

Chief Menawa, the leading Red Stick warrior, who survived the battle of Horseshoe Bend.