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Hernando de Soto
Natchez Trace
Hernando de Soto is located on the Natchez Trace Parkway at milepost 243.3.
Somewhere in this vicinity, the Spanish explorer, Hernando de Soto crossed the animal path that later became the Natchez Trace. In 1539, he set out on a long arduous journey that took him across the southeastern United States. He crossed the Tombigbee River east of here in December 1540 and spent the ensuing winter among the nearby Chickasaw Indians. Later attacked by the Indians, de Soto and his army moved westward. He is credited with discovering the Mississippi River somewhere south of Memphis, Tennessee in June 1541.
Locator Map for Hernando de Soto and other Natchez Trace points of interest!
Click on these nearby points of interest:
1 Old Town Overlook
2 Chickasaw Village Site
3 Elvis Presley Birthplace
4 Tupelo Automobile Museum
5 Tupelo, Mississippi
6 Tupelo National Battlefield
7 Black Belt Overlook
8 Chickasaw Council House
9 Tockshish
10 Monroe Mission
11 Owl Creek Mounds
12 Davis Lake Recreation Area
* Hernando de Soto
13 Chickasaw Agency
14 Witch Dance
15 Houston, Mississippi
16 Bridges-Hall Manor Bed and Breakfast
17 Bynum Mounds
Color Key:
* Hernando de Soto
Bed and Breakfasts located nearby
On Trace Attractions located nearby
Other Attractions located nearby
Area Towns & Cities
1 Old Town Overlook
2 Chickasaw Village Site
3 Elvis Presley Birthplace
4 Tupelo Automobile Museum
5 Tupelo, Mississippi
6 Tupelo National Battlefield
7 Black Belt Overlook
8 Chickasaw Council House
9 Tockshish
10 Monroe Mission
11 Owl Creek Mounds
12 Davis Lake Recreation Area
* Hernando de Soto
13 Chickasaw Agency
14 Witch Dance
15 Houston, Mississippi
16 Bridges-Hall Manor Bed and Breakfast
17 Bynum Mounds
Color Key:
* Hernando de Soto
Bed and Breakfasts located nearby
On Trace Attractions located nearby
Other Attractions located nearby
Area Towns & Cities
