De Soto National Memorial | |
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| Location | Manatee County, Florida, United States |
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| Nearest city | Bradenton |
| Coordinates | 27°31′26″N 82°38′40″W / 27.52389°N 82.64444°W |
| Area | 26.84 acres (10.86 ha) |
| Built | 1539 |
| Visitation | 240,172 (2005) |
| Website | Official website  |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000078 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966[1] |
| Designated NMEM | March 11, 1948 |
De Soto National Memorial is a national memorial located in Manatee County, approximately five miles (eight kilometers) west of Bradenton, Florida. The national memorial commemorates the 1539 landing of Hernando de Soto and the first extensive organized exploration by Europeans of what is now the southern United States. The memorial site comprises 26.84 acres (10.86 ha), where the Manatee River joins Tampa Bay. It has 3,000 feet (910 m) of coastline; eighty percent of the area is mangrove swamp.[2][3]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "De Soto National Memorial: Nature". National Park Service. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
- ^ Foundation Document: De Soto National Memorial (PDF) (Report). National Park Service. May 2015. Retrieved December 27, 2022.