Once again, the last battle of the Creek Indian War will be re-enacted on the grounds of the Pioneer Museum of Alabama.

The museum’s annual Thunder on the Three Notch will take place Friday, May 2, and Saturday, May 3, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. The reenactment of the Battle of Hobdy’s Bridge will take place at 2 p.m. both days.

Admission is $10 for adults, $9 for seniors 60+ and all military members with an ID. Students tickets are $8 and children under 5 and museum members are free.

In addition to the battle, living history re-enactors will be on the grounds of the museum each day. Food and concessions will be available from Happy Shack Food Truck and 2 Brothers Frozen Treats.

Event Coordinator Bob McLendon said the final battle of the Creek Indian War was a result of the Creek’s defeat at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in 1914 as well as a series of treaties that opened up Creek land to white settlers. The Creek Indians petitioned President Andrew Jackson for relief, but to no avail. The Creeks bean an uprising in 1836, burning plantations in an attempt to drive out white settlers.

McLendon wrote a historical description of the events Thunder on the Three Notch recreates. McLendon wrote: “On February 10, 1837, approximately 100 militia under Capt. Jack Cooper engaged approximately 75 Creeks in the swamps along the Pea River, which divided Barbour and Pike Counties. This battle, known as the Battle of Hobdy’s Bridge, resulted in about five Indian casualties, and one militia casualty. On March 27, 1837, the Battle of Pea River took place when a combined force of Georgia and Alabama militia under the command of Gen. William Wellborn tracked a party of at least 400 Creeks. The party was easy to track due to several looted and burned plantations in their path. After finding their camp, Wellborn worked to encircle the Creeks, and a brief fight took place, as militia pursued through waist deep water in the Pea River swamp. Reports show that at least fifty Creek men, women and children were killed, and an unknown number captured. Some reports state that some captured Creeks were enslaved by local planters. Only five militia were killed, including Gen. Wellborn’s teenage son. This was the last battle fought in the Creek War of 1836.”