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De Soto National Memorial
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For Kids

The De Soto Visitor Center has a great hands-on exhibit for young and old alike. This exhibit allows you to try on pieces of armor and imagine marching in De Soto's army.  Conquistadors wore up to 80 pounds of armor and often treked 12 miles per day.

Click on the link above and see how you can become a Junior Ranger!

 
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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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Last Updated: August 20, 2006 at 12:30 EST