Hike Details

Difficulty: Easy

Elevation: 587.11ft

Location: 11288 Horseshoe Bend Road Daviston, AL 36256 - Directions

Description:
On 27 March 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. The 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.