- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- De Soto Trail 1540 historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Crisp County
America--Discovery and exploration--Spanish - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Crisp County, Cordele, 31.96351, -83.78239
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: U.S. 41 at Cedar Lane just south of Cordele
Text of marker: "DE SOTO TRAIL 1540. Hernando de Soto and his army, after crossing to the west side of Flint River near Bainbridge, recrossed it on March 31, 1540, between the mouths of Jones and Gum creeks, and stopped at the town of the Ichisi chief. He was "the first that came to them in peace," after their departure from the Apalachee country, and upon the mound of his village they erected a large wooden Cross, April 1, 1540. The Indians "received it and worshipped it devoutly to all appearance." DE SOTO QUADRI-CENTENNIAL - 1940" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_de-soto-trail-1540
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_de-soto-trail-1540
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Copyright held by David Seibert. Please contact markers@davidseibert.com about commercial reproduction and use
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
-
