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Many scholars place Hernando de Soto's expedition crossing the Savannah River near here in 1540, during the first recorded European trek into the Southeast's interior, a brutal march that killed de Soto himself in 1542.
Historical Marker
De Soto In Georgia
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About this site
De Soto In Georgia is a historical marker in Augusta, Richmond County, erected in 1990. It is one of 148 historical markers documented in Richmond County, among 249 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.4784, -81.9641 near Augusta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Indians (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Founding of Augusta, Cotton, and William Bartram Trail.
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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