Horseshoe Bend National Military Park

Built in 1956. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966.

From the record

“Horseshoe Bend National Military Park is a 2,040-acre, U.S. national military park managed by the National Park Service that is the site of the penultimate battle of the Creek War on March 27, 1814.”
Wikipedia article Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 9 National Register listings published here for Tallapoosa County · listed in 1966 · category: District · built in 1956.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

Address. Tallapoosa River, 12 mi. N of Dadeville on AL 49, Dadeville, 36853
When was it listed? October 1966
Category. district
Census division. Dadeville
When was it built? 1956
National Register reference number. 66000060 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

119 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 119 fires within 5 miles of Horseshoe Bend National Military Park between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,128 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 36 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Debris and open burning	49
Arson/incendiarism	36
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	16
Recreation and ceremony	6
Natural	5
Equipment and vehicle use	2
Railroad operations and maintenance	2
Misuse of fire by a minor	1
Power generation/transmission/distribution	1
Smoking	1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
9 September 2019	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Alabama Forestry Commission	20190909-1
21 September 2010	Arson/incendiarism	1.0 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
2 September 2011	Debris and open burning	15 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	CR 49, AL
17 September 2000	Debris and open burning	3.0 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
15 September 2000	Arson/incendiarism	1.5 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
13 September 1998	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
11 September 2002	Debris and open burning	3.0 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
6 August 2012	Arson/incendiarism	14 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	ECR-20120806-001

Every fire recorded in Tallapoosa County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 15 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Horseshoe Bend National Military Park: 8 past producers, 3 occurrences, 3 prospects, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Mica, Talc-Soapstone, Titanium. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Robert Russell Prospect	Titanium	Occurrence
Knight Asbestos Prospect	Talc-Soapstone	Prospect
Sorrell Estate Asbestos Prospect	Talc-Soapstone	Prospect
Abernarhy Prospect	Mica	Past Producer
Abernathy Mine	Mica	Past Producer
Buttston Mica Mine	Mica	Unknown
Eagle Creek District	Gold	Past Producer	Vein
Goldville Pits	Gold	Past Producer	Vein
Hammock Mine	Gold	Past Producer	1881
Jennings Lode	Gold	Occurrence	Gold

Every working recorded in Tallapoosa County

Storms near this property

50 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dadeville, the town this property stands in, in 50 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 31 thunderstorm wind, 17 hail, 1 lightning, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
April 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	1 hurt	An employee of the Still Waters Resort on Lake Martin was injured when the top of a tree was broken off by strong wind. The broken portion of the tree landed where two or three employees were standing. One employee was struck in the head by the falling tree and required hospitalization. Several other trees in the area were blown down by the wind, but no property damage was reported.
March 1996	Lightning	Dadeville	$75,000	no account filed
May 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	$50,000	Trees were blown down at several locations around Tallapoosa County, at least one of which landed on and badly damaged a house.
April 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	$50,000	One very large building under contruction was destroyed at the Dadeville Industrial Park.
March 2005	Hail	Dadeville	$33,000	The supercell thunderstorm that produced hail across Elmore County strengthened and continued to produce hail all the way across Tallapoosa County. The largest hail reported was 3 inches in diameter. Several vehicles suffered hail damage.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	$30,000	Ten to twenty trees were blown down around the city of Dadeville. At least two of the trees fell onto vehicles, causing significant damage. The falling trees also caused several power poles to snap.
July 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	$22,000	A few trees were blown down and large limbs were snapped off along Gardner Dairy Road just northeast of Dadeville. One mobile home was damaged and a tin roof of an out-building was torn off.
April 2007	Tornado (EF1)	Dadeville	$20,000	A tornado touched down near the intersection of Lafayette Street and Fulton Street, on the northeast side of US Highway 280 in Dadeville. It then tracked east southeast for about 1 mile, and lifted just past the railroad tracks and Woodyard Street. At least three homes were damaged due to numerous uprooted trees. A lumber company had substantial damage to several metal sheds.
March 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	$12,000	A wind gust with a thunderstorm downed or split several trees on the north side of US 280 about 6.2 miles northwest of Dadeville. Two homes lost shingles and another house had one corner of the metal roof lifted and bent. A cement block storage shed behind one mobile home lost about three-fourths of the metal roofing material. The worst damage occurred to a mobile home that served as an office for a used auto parts business. That mobile home was completely de-roofed and the roof was deposited about 25 feet north of the structure. A storm damage survey revealed no evidence of rotation in this event.
November 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	$12,000	Wind with a thunderstorm downed trees and power lines in the city of Dadeville.
April 1998	Hail	Dadeville	$10,000	no account filed
May 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	$8,000	Several trees and power lines were blown down in Dadeville.
March 2005	Hail	Dadeville	$7,000	Penny to golf ball size hail was reported across Tallapoosa County.
November 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds damaged an unspecified structure just south of Dadeville.
March 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	$5,000	Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in and around Dadeville.
January 1997	Hail	Dadeville	$5,000	no account filed
June 1997	Hail	Dadeville	$5,000	no account filed
March 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	$3,000	Several trees were knocked down on the south side of Dadeville.
June 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	$3,000	no account filed
March 1997	Hail	Dadeville	$3,000	no account filed
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	$2,000	Several trees were blown down around Dadeville.
April 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	$2,000	A few trees were blown down just east of Lake Martin.
June 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	$2,000	Several trees were blown down between Dadeville and Alexander City.
March 2000	Hail	Dadeville	$2,000	Dime to quarter size hail fell in Dadeville.
July 1998	Hail	Dadeville	$2,000	Quarter size hail was reported in Dadeville.
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	$1,000	Part of the metal roof of a food store was blown across the road.
April 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	-	Trees were downed across Tallapoosa County.
August 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	-	Multiple trees were blown down around Dadeville.
August 2024	Hail	Dadeville	-	Quarter-size hail was reported in Dadeville.
January 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	-	Several trees uprooted and power lines downed in Dadeville.
August 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	-	Multiple trees uprooted in Dadeville.
January 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	-	Several trees uprooted in the town of Dadeville.
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	-	Several trees uprooted in the city of Dadeville.
July 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	-	A microburst uprooted several large trees and produced significant damage to several boat houses on Wood Duck Point Road, including the capsizing of several boats.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	-	Several trees uprooted in the city of Dadeville.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	-	Several trees uprooted around the city of Dadeville.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	-	Several trees uprooted in the town of Dadeville.
June 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	-	Several trees uprooted on East South Street.
June 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	-	Several trees uprooted in the city of Dadeville and along Highway 280 between the cities of Jackson's Gap and Camp Hill.
January 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	-	Trees were uprooted across several locations in the city of Dadeville.
January 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	-	Trees were blown down along Dudleyville Rd and Horesebend Rd, northeast of Dadeville.
April 2006	Hail	Dadeville	-	Reported in Buttson.
June 2002	Hail	Dadeville	-	Nickel size hail was reported at the Horseshoe Bend Military Park and around the Dadeville area.
June 2001	Hail	Dadeville	-	Quarter size hail was observed near Dadeville.
February 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	-	Wind gusts estimated at 60 miles an hour were reported in Dadeville.
April 1998	Hail	Dadeville	-	Dime size hail was reported between Dadeville and Alexander City along US 280.
June 2011	Hail	Dadeville	-	no account filed
May 2006	Hail	Dadeville	-	no account filed
June 2002	Hail	Dadeville	-	no account filed
April 1998	Hail	Dadeville	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Tallapoosa County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 66000060 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Tallapoosa County	All 9 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.