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198th Anniversary of the Battle of Horseshoe Bend

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March 24, 2012

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Start Date

3/24/2012

Start Time

9:00 AM

End Time

4:00 PM

Location

Horseshoe Bend National Military Park

Location Web Site

http://www.nps.gov/hobe/

Contact Name

Ove Jensen

Contact Email

ove_jensen@nps.gov

Contact Phone

256-234-7111

Description

Demonstrations and activities focusing attention on the participants of the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. Experience live cannon fire, the lives of Creek and Cherokee Indians, hunting camps and demonstrations of traditional skills of the early 1800’s. Learn the importance of this battle in United States history. This annual one-day event free to the public.

Fees: Free

This annual event recreates frontier life in the year 1814 and seeks to emphasize the importance of the battle in United States history. Saturday's activities will provide visitors with a better understanding of the battle participants and the reasons why the battle took place through a variety of special interpretive programs. All demonstrations will be presented numerous times throughout the day and promise to be entertaining as well as educational.

9:00 AM Living History Camps Open*

10:00 AM U.S. Infantry Musket Firing Demonstration

10:30 AM Tennessee Militia Cannon Firing Demonstration

11:00 AM Creek stomp Dance

12:00 PM U.S. Infantry Musket Firing Demonstration

12:30 PM Tennessee Militia Cannon Firing Demonstration

1:00 PM Creek Stomp Dance

2:00 PM U.S. Infantry Musket Firing Demonstration

2:30 PM Tennessee Militia Cannon Firing Demonstration

3:00 PM Creek Stomp Dance

4:00 PM Living History Camps Close

*Living history camps consist of Creek and Cherokee hunting camps as well as Tennessee Militia and United States Infantry camps. The hunting camps will feature traditional southeastern skills such as flint knapping, hide tanning, cooking and basket weaving in ongoing demonstrations from 9AM until 4:00 PM.

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