Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
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Contact Information:
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
11288 Horseshoe Bend Road
Daviston, AL 36256
256-234-7111
http://www.nps.gov/hobe/
Size: 2,040 acres.
Location: Horseshoe Bend National Military Park is located in east-central Alabama, on AL 49, 12 miles north of the town of Dadeville.
Description: On March 27, 1814, at the "horseshoe bend" in the Tallapoosa River, General Andrew Jackson's forces broke the power of the Upper Creek Indian Confederacy and opened large parts of Alabama and Georgia for settlement.
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Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
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Operating
Hours:
Visitor Center is open 9:00am to 4:30pm; Tour Road is open 8:00am to 5:00pm year
round. The park is closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
History: Authorized on July 25, 1956.
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