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Local History

It’s time for some local history!

Hernando DeSoto was a notorious Spanish Conquistador on a quest to lead a major expedition to conquer Florida for the Spanish crown. Many people don’t know de Soto first landed in Florida right here in Ruskin. He traveled over 4,000 miles throughout the region now known as the Southern US, clashing with Native Americans along…