De Soto National Memorial has a rich cultural and natural history. Visit this page periodically to view images of the park as it is today.
John Moerk
De Soto National Memorial preserves a small portion of the mangrove swamp of the Florida Gulf Coast.
Did You Know?
Tourists visiting De Soto National Memorial in Bradenton, Florida, sent the leaves of the sea grape through the mail as postcards until the U.S. Post Office stopped delivering them in the 1970s. The sea grape leaf was used as writing paper by explorers and early settlers.
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