Tohopeka in Flames -- Horseshoe Bend NMP, Daviston AL - Signs of History on Waymarking.com

This sign of history is located along the Battlefield Driving Tour at Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, near Daviston AL.

The sign reads as follows:

"TOHOPEKA IN FLAMES

In this meadow 350 women and children, sheltered in the village of Tohopeka, listened to the sounds of battle drifting back to the barricade 1000 yards away. Alarmed, they watched as enemy Cherokee and lower Creek warriors crossed the river, cutting off all hope for escape. In minutes Tohopeka, their only refuge, was in flames.
The village, under attack, may have included as many as 300 log huts, which resembled simple log cabins. Tohopeka meant Fort or fence in the Muskogee (Creek) language.

“In this bend the warriors from Oakfuskee, Oakchaya, New Yopuka, Hillabees, the Fishponds, and Eufala towns, apprised of our approach, had collected their strength. Their exact number cannot be ascertained; but it is said, by the prisoners we have taken, to have been a thousand . . . We took about 350 prisoners, women and children and 3 warriors.
Major General Andrew Jackson, Tennessee militia"

Group that erected the marker: National Park Service URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link] Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary: Horsehoe Bend NMP Daviston, AL

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