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§430ff Horseshoe Bend National Military Park; establishment

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER LX— - NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS › § 430ff

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

When the United States receives at least 500 acres of the non‑Federal Horseshoe Bend site in Alabama free of claims and cost, it becomes Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, part of the National Park System, for public enjoyment.

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Title 16, §430ff

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When not less than five hundred acres of the non-Federal lands hereinafter described (together with improvements thereon) and known as the Horseshoe Bend Battle Ground on the Tallapoosa River, in the State of Alabama, shall have been acquired and transferred free and clear of all encumbrances to the United States without expense to the Federal Government, such areas shall be, and are hereby, dedicated and set apart as a unit of the National Park System for the benefit and enjoyment of the people of the United States, under the name of the Horseshoe Bend National Military Park.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 430ff

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Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73