Horseshoe Bend

Horseshoe Bend

Horseshoe Bend, not (necessarily) to be confused with Horseshoe Curve, is the name of at least four locations in the United States:

* Horseshoe Bend, Alabama
** site of the Battle of Horseshoe Bend (1814) of the War of 1812
** location of Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
* Horseshoe Bend (Arizona), a meander of the Colorado River
* Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas
* Horseshoe Bend, Idaho
* Horseshoe Bend, Pennsylvania — several locations (non-municipalities)
* Battle of Horseshoe Bend (1832) in Wisconsin, a battle of the Black Hawk War

and at least one in England:

* Horseshoe Bend, Shirehampton

and at least one in Australia:

* Horseshoe Bend, Victoria

* The famed Horseshoe Curve, on the Pennsylvania Rail Road is also sometimes (mistakenly) colloquially known as the Horseshoe Bend in Pennsylvania or the horseshoe bend of the Pennsylvania Rail Road.


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  • Horseshoe Bend, ID — U.S. city in Idaho Population (2000): 770 Housing Units (2000): 290 Land area (2000): 0.617260 sq. miles (1.598697 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.617260 sq. miles (1.598697 sq. km) FIPS code:… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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  • Horseshoe Bend — Original name in latin Horseshoe Bend Name in other language State code US Continent/City America/Chicago longitude 36.22923 latitude 91.76431 altitude 268 Population 2184 Date 2011 05 14 …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • Horseshoe Bend (Texas) — Horseshoe Bend Lugar designado por el censo de los Estados Unidos …   Wikipedia Español

  • Horseshoe Bend (Idaho) — Horseshoe Bend Ciudad de los Estados Unidos …   Wikipedia Español

  • Horseshoe Bend (Arizona) — Horseshoe Bend is the name for a horseshoe shaped meander of the Colorado River located near the town of Page, Arizona, in the United States. It is located slightly downstream from the Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell within Glen Canyon National… …   Wikipedia

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