On March 27, 1814, Major General Andrew Jackson ‘s army of 3,300 men attacked Chief Menawa’s 1,000 Red Stick Creek warriors fortified in a horseshoe shaped bend of the Tallapoosa River. Over 800 Red Sticks died that day. This battle ended the Creek War, resulted in a land cession of 23,000,000 acres to the United States and created a national hero of Andrew Jackson.
What you’ll hear
The Trailtold tour of Horseshoe Bend National Military Park covers 1 GPS-triggered place across AL, including Horseshoe Bend National Military Park. Pocket your phone and each story plays on its own as you arrive.
- Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
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Download the app and let Horseshoe Bend National Military Park narrate itself as you walk — GPS-triggered audio, hands-free.
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