National Park Service Southeast Regional Director Stan Austin has selected Barbara Tagger as superintendent of Horseshoe Bend National Military Park in Daviston.
Tagger currently serves as site manager for the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail, also in Alabama. She will begin her new assignment Oct.18.
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