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De Soto, Hernando

(Encyclopedia) De Soto, HernandoDe Soto, Hernandodĭsōˈtō, Span. ĕrnänˈdō dā sōˈtō [key], c.1500–1542, Spanish explorer. After serving under Pedro Arias de Ávila in Central America and under Francisco…

Tampa Bay

(Encyclopedia) Tampa Bay, inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, 25 mi (40 km) long and 7 to 12 mi (11.3–19 km) wide, W Fla., separated from the Gulf by numerous small islands; it receives the Hillsborough…

Bradenton

(Encyclopedia) Bradenton Bradenton brāˈdəntən [key], city (2020 pop. 55,698), seat of Manatee co., SW Fla., on Tampa…

Silver Springs

(Encyclopedia) Silver Springs, mineral spring, N central Fla., source of the Silver River. The limestone spring, one of the world's largest and most famous, has a basin 80 ft (24 m) deep and 300 ft (…

Hernando De Soto MONEY, Congress, MS (1839-1912)

Senate Years of Service: 1897-1911 Party: Democrat MONEY Hernando De Soto , a Representative and a Senator from Mississippi; born at Zeiglersville, Holmes County, Miss., August 26, 1839; moved in…

Hot Springs National Park

(Encyclopedia) Hot Springs National Park, 5,549 acres (2,247 hectares), W central Ark.; est. 1921; nearly surrounded by the city of Hot Springs. Visited by Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto in 1541,…

Hot Springs

(Encyclopedia) Hot Springs. <1> City (2020 pop. 37,930), seat of Garland co., W central Ark.; settled 1807, inc. 1876. The city nearly surrounds…

Hakluyt, Richard

(Encyclopedia) Hakluyt, RichardHakluyt, Richardhăkˈl&oomacr;t, hăkˈəlwĭt [key], 1552?–1616, English geographer. He graduated in 1574 from Oxford, where he later lectured on geography. A…

Tallahassee

(Encyclopedia) TallahasseeTallahasseetăləhăsˈē [key], city (1990 pop. 124,773), state capital and seat of Leon co., NW Fla.; inc. 1825. Tallahassee is a wholesale trade and distribution center for…