Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102

§430ff Horseshoe Bend National Military Park; Establishment

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

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

At least 500 acres of the nonfederal Horseshoe Bend battlefield in Alabama (with improvements), transferred to the United States free of claims and at no cost, become Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, part of the National Park System.

Full Legal Text

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

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102