De Soto National Memorial has a rich cultural and natural history. Visit this page periodically to view images of the park as it is today.
John Moerk
De Soto National Memorial preserves a small portion of the mangrove swamp of the Florida Gulf Coast.
Did You Know?
Hernando de Soto invested all he had in his 1539 expedition to Florida that ultimately covered 4,000 miles of what is now the Southeastern United States. During the four year expedition he found no rich empire to conquer, but he lost both his fortune and his life. Visit De Soto National Memorial.
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