DeSoto Site Historic State Park explained
| Desoto Site Historic State Park |
| Photo Alt: | A photo of a historical marker at the park |
| Photo Width: | 250px |
| Map: | Florida#USA |
| Map Alt: | A map of Florida showing the location of Desoto Site Historic State Park |
| Location: | Leon County, Florida, US |
| Nearest City: | Tallahassee, FL |
| Coordinates: | 30.4353°N -84.2688°W |
| Area Acre: | 5 |
DeSoto Site Historic State Park is a Florida state park located in Tallahassee, Florida. It consists of 5acres of land near Apalachee Parkway, including the residence of former Governor John W. Martin. The site is intended to initiate research and education on nearly four centuries of recorded history beginning with Hernando de Soto's use of the site as a winter encampment in 1539. There is an exhibit of items found at the site in the Governor Martin House.[1] [2] [3]
A 1998 historical marker at the site reads:
This is the site of the First Christmas celebrated in what would be the United States at the Hernando de Soto Winter encampment in 1539.[4]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Desoto Site Historic State Park Unit Management Plan . Florida Department of Environmental Protection . June 22, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130625165400/http://www.dep.state.fl.us/parks/planning/parkplans/DeSotoSiteHistoricStatePark.pdf . June 25, 2013 . dead .
- Web site: Desoto Winter Encampment - Tallahassee, Florida . ExploreSouthernHistory.com . June 22, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140625063955/http://exploresouthernhistory.com/fldesoto1.html . June 25, 2014 . dead .
- Web site: The DeSoto Site: A Unique Piece of Tallahassee History! . Florida Public Archaeology Network . June 22, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150516101532/http://www.flpublicarchaeology.org/blog/ncrc/2011/04/08/the-desoto-site-a-unique-piece-of-tallahassee-history/ . May 16, 2015 . dead .
- Florida House Resolution. H.R.9129.America's First Christmas: Commemorates America's First Christmas at Hernando de Soto Winter Encampment Site
