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Creek War
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Creek War a war fought from 1811 to 1814 in the Southeast between the Creek nations and white settlers from Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky, and Tennessee under the leadership of
Andrew Jackson. Creek resistance dwindled by attrition until the decisive
Battle of Horseshoe Bend that ended the war.
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HORSESHOE BEND TO HOST JANUARY 'CAPITAL FOR A DAY'
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 1/16/2009; 572 words
; ...today that the Boise County town of Horseshoe Bend will be Idaho's "Capital for...from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Horseshoe Bend Senior Center, located at 109 S. Riverside Drive in Horseshoe Bend. The Governor also will join...
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Agreement reached to study contamination at Murray Ohio (Horseshoe Bend Dump) Superfund Site at Lawrenceburg, Tenn.
PR Newswire; 4/2/1990; 700+ words
; ...CONTAMINATION AT MURRAY OHIO (HORSESHOE BEND DUMP) SUPERFUND SITE IN LAWRENCEBURG...extent of contamination at the Horseshoe Bend Dump Superfund site in Lawrenceburg...disposal of hazardous wastes at the Horseshoe Bend Dump on Shoal Creek. Under...
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HORSESHOE BEND NATIONAL MILITARY PARK HOST NINTH ANNUAL 'MUSTER ON THE TALLAPOOSA'
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 8/4/2008; 540 words
; ...issued the following news release: Horseshoe Bend National Military Park News Release...2008, 10:00 AM until 4:30 PM Horseshoe Bend National Military Park is...public. For more information call Horseshoe Bend National Military Park at...
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HORSESHOE BEND RECYCLING PROGRAM WINS ENVY AWARD
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 4/25/2008; 700+ words
; ...following news release: The City of Horseshoe Bend's Recycling Center and Paul Sulser...Control and Ecology Commission that Horseshoe Bend and Sulser had been chosen...to receive the 2007 award. The Horseshoe Bend Recycling Center, which also...
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EXPLORE CULTURE AND HISTORY AT HORSESHOE BEND: KID'S CREEK CULTURE CAMP AT THE BEND
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 6/26/2007; 480 words
; ...School is just around the bend. Children ages 6 through 12...Culture Camp at the Bend - Horseshoe Bend National Military Park...take home craft project. The Horseshoe Bend Youth Conservation Corps...For more information about Horseshoe Bend National Military Park...
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HORSESHOE BEND BANJO FESTIVAL
Newspaper article from: Boise Weekly; 5/28/2002; ; 603 words
; ...This weekend, the 1st Annual Horseshoe Bend Banjo Festival will pit the area...more to do. For starters, the Horseshoe Bend Chamber of Commerce is hosting...stage is unoccupied. The folks in Horseshoe Bend are going all out for this...
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PRESCRIBED BURN SCHEDULED AT HORSESHOE BEND NATIONAL MILITARY PARK
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 2/2/2006; 362 words
; The National Park Service's Horseshoe Bend National Military Park issued the following press release: Horseshoe Bend National Military Park will...information may be obtained by calling Horseshoe Bend NMP at 256-234-7111...
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SENS. LINCOLN, PRYOR, REP. BERRY ANNOUNCE RURAL DEVELOPMENT FUNDS FOR HORSESHOE BEND
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 7/24/2008; 469 words
; ...today announced that the city of Horseshoe Bend will receive a $159,000 grant...improvements for the people of Horseshoe Bend," said Lincoln. "I commend...Development investment." "Expanding Horseshoe Bend's wastewater treatment services...
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SENS. PRYOR, LINCOLN, REP. BERRY ANNOUNCE RURAL DEVELOPMENT FUNDS FOR HORSESHOE BEND
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 7/24/2008; 457 words
; ...today announced that the city of Horseshoe Bend will receive a $159,000 grant...improvements for the people of Horseshoe Bend," said Lincoln. "I commend...Development investment." "Expanding Horseshoe Bend's wastewater treatment services...
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Memories of the Alabama Creek War, 1813-1814: U.S. governmental and native identities at the Horseshoe Bend National Military Park.(Essay)
Magazine article from: The American Indian Quarterly; 3/22/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...cultural identities represented at the Horseshoe Bend National Military Park (HBNMP...first, by exploring the Battle of Horseshoe Bend and the National Park Service...constructions of the Battle of Horseshoe Bend for these dominant and resistive...
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Horseshoe Bend, Battle of
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
Horseshoe Bend, Battle of (March 27–28, 1814) a battle in the Creek...thousand American troops attacked the Red Stick at Tohopeka, near the Horseshoe Bend on the Tallapoosa River. The Creek suffered more than 800 losses...
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Horseshoe Bend
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Horseshoe Bend a turn on the Tallapoosa River, near Dadeville, E central Ala...parts of Alabama and Georgia were subsequently opened to settlement. Horseshoe Bend National Military Park is there (see National Parks and Monuments...
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horseshoe
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...x220E; something resembling this in shape: [as adj. ] a horseshoe bend. ∎ ( horseshoes ) [treated as sing. ] a game in which horseshoes are thrown at a stake in the ground.
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Jackson, Andrew
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
...several minor victories that significantly weakened the Indians, Jackson delivered a devastating blow at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, 27–28 March 1814. Thereafter, Jackson was given a major generalship in the U.S. Army and put in...
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Creek War
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
...Southeast between the Creek nations and white settlers from Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky, and Tennessee under the leadership of Andrew Jackson . Creek resistance dwindled by attrition until the decisive Battle of Horseshoe Bend that ended the war.
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