Horseshoe Bend Battle Ground -12 Miles North
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member hoteltwo
N 32° 50.770 W 085° 46.783
16S E 614194 N 3634893
Marker at the intersection of U.S. Highway 280 and Alabama Route 49 leading to the Horseshoe Bend Battle Ground National Military Park.
Waymark Code: WMHXGM
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 08/23/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Thorny1
Views: 13

Marker Text:

There on March 27, 1814 General Andrew Jackson commanding U. S. forces and friendly Indians, broke the power of the Creek Confederacy.
Marker Name: Horseshoe Bend Battle Ground -12 Miles North

Marker Type: Rural Roadside

Addtional Information::
Erected by the Alabama Historical Association. Website: http://www.nps.gov/hobe/index.htm


Date Dedicated / Placed: 1951

Marker Number: Not Listed

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