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Contact: Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, (256) 234-7111
DAVISTON, Ala. — Horseshoe Bend National Military Park is excited to offer the opportunity for anyone with a strong interest in history to join the Horseshoe Bend Living History Program. This fun and engaging program provides hands-on training and certifies volunteers to conduct historic weapons demonstrations using reproduction black powder flintlock muskets and cannon. The park is looking for up to 10 volunteers, ages 18 and older, who are interested in gaining experience with public speaking, interpretive programming and participating in special events.
Volunteers commit to at least six hours of hands-on weapons training, completion of a written test and field demonstration and participating in at least one Saturday per month from June through September, with additional special events beginning in March 2027.
Those who complete 240 volunteer hours within a year will receive a free Interagency Pass, granting admission to all applicable federal lands—including National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Forest Service sites.
“The living history program at Horseshoe Bend National Military Park has a decades-long history of community involvement,” said Superintendent Andrew R. Miller. “The park wants to bring this programming back and is looking for passionate community members to do it.”
For more information, please visit the park’s website at: www.nps.gov/hobe, go to the park’s Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/HorseshoeBendNMP or call the park at 256-234-7111. Horseshoe Bend National Military Park is located at 11288 Horseshoe Bend Road, Daviston, AL 36256.
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About Horseshoe Bend National Military Park: Horseshoe Bend National Military Park preserves and tells the story of the Andrew Jackson ‘s victory over Creek warriors which ended the Creek War, resulting in a land cession of 23,000,000 acres to the United States. This defining moment in the history of the United States helped solidify Andrew Jackson as a national hero and contributed to his election as the seventh President of the United States. For more information please visit: www.nps.gov/hobe.
Last updated: June 11, 2026