Horseshoe Bend National Park is hosting its twelfth annual “Muster on the Tallapoosa” this Saturday, Aug. 20 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
This free event is the first in a series of annual events that will focus on the bicentennial of the War of 1812 said Ove Jenson, park historian.
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