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Celebrating the Bicentennial

The Hernando de Soto Expedition
2018-05-18 13:00:00 2018-05-18 14:00:00 America/Chicago Celebrating the Bicentennial Join us as Dr.Ronald Fritze, professor of history at Athens State University, examines Hernando de Soto’s expedition (1539-1543), Homewood Public Library - Round Auditorium

Friday, May 18
1:00pm - 2:00pm

Add to Calendar 2018-05-18 13:00:00 2018-05-18 14:00:00 America/Chicago Celebrating the Bicentennial Join us as Dr.Ronald Fritze, professor of history at Athens State University, examines Hernando de Soto’s expedition (1539-1543), Homewood Public Library - Round Auditorium

Homewood Public Library

Round Auditorium

Join us as Dr.Ronald Fritze, professor of history at Athens State University, examines Hernando de Soto’s expedition (1539-1543),

which was the first to explore extensively the interior of the eastern part of North America. It spent a substantial amount of time in what is now Alabama, where there are many places associated with De Soto’s expedition.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Adult Events |

TAGS: | bicentennial |

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