DeSoto Camp
Posted by: 
Markerman62
N 34° 30.967 W 093° 03.182
15S E 495132 N 3819385
On DeSoto Rock in Hot Springs
Waymark Code: WMNAMT
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 02/01/2015
Views: 4
This valley, long known by the Indians as "Tah-Ne-Co,"
"The Place of the Hot Waters" and according to
tradition regarded by the different tribes
as neutral ground, was first visited by white men
on September 16, 1541, when Hernando De Soto and his men
camped in this vicinity and were led here by the Indians.
According to records of Roderico Ronjel, Secretary to
De Soto and the "Gentleman of Elvas," who was also
a member of the company, they bathed in the
hot waters and departed October 5, 1541.
This marker is placed here by the
Hot Springs, Arkansas, Chapter
of the Daughters of the American Revolution
April 30, 1932
Link to Marker: [Web Link]
History of Marker: Not listed
Additional Parking: Not Listed
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