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In spring 1540, Hernando de Soto's gold-seeking expedition crossed central Georgia and visited the Ocmulgee chiefdom of Ichisi near Macon, an early and disruptive European contact with the Mississippian peoples of the region.
Historical Marker
De Soto in Georgia
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About this site
De Soto in Georgia is a historical marker in Macon, Bibb County, erected in 1990. It is one of 88 historical markers documented in Bibb County, among 199 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.8344, -83.6152 near Macon. The nearest cataloged historic site is Central City Park Bandstand (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Central City Park, Ron Fairly, and John Odom.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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