Located in a sharp bend of the Tallapoosa River, Horseshoe Bend was the site of the decisive battle that effectively ended the Creek War. Red Sticks built the village of Tohopeka, containing over three hundred log huts, inside the bend in December 1813 and by the
time of the battle, over one thousand warriors and approximately 350 women and children had settled there. Jackson’s force overwhelmed the Red Sticks on March 27, 1814, killing nearly nine hundred while suffering less than two hundred casualties.

Horseshoe Bend National Military Park is the best interpreted site of the Creek War. Located in Tallapoosa County near Highway 49, the battlefield at Horseshoe Bend, administered by the National Park Service, consists of a visitor center containing a museum and a
brief interpretive film. A self-guided tour takes you to various sites on the property where the battle unfolded.