[DOC] [TLE] culture & history - Visit Clarksdale and Coahoma County, Mississippi [PAR] ... quest for gold in the New World when he discovered the Mississippi River in 
1541. That DeSoto first looked out over the great river at Sunflower Landing in 
... Clarksdale, founded by John Clark in 1848, was incorporated in 1882, and is 
now ... Coahoma County: A History, Carnegie Public Library, Clarksdale, MS, 
1982). [DOC] [TLE] Clarksdale History - The Clark House [PAR] ... New World when he discovered the Mississippi River in 1541. That DeSoto first 
looked out over the great river at Sunflower Landing in what would become,... [DOC] [TLE] Hernando de Soto - Wikipedia [PAR] Hernando de Soto (c. 1495  May 21, 1542) was a Spanish explorer and 
conquistador who led ... De Soto died in 1542 on the banks of the Mississippi 
River in what is now .... De Soto returned to report that he found no signs of an 
army in the area. ..... In 1541, the expedition became the first Europeans to see 
what Native... [DOC] [TLE] De Soto reaches the Mississippi - May 08, 1541 - HISTORY.com [PAR] In late May 1539, de Soto landed on the west coast of Florida with 600 troops, ... 
and back to Alabama, de Soto failed to find the gold and silver he desired, but he 
... In May 1541, the army reached and crossed the Mississippi River, probably... [DOC] [TLE] Sunflower Landing, Mississippi - Javascript Version - Revolvy [PAR] Sunflower Landing is an unincorporated community in Coahoma County, ... 
explorer Hernando Desoto and his expedition crossed the Mississippi River in 
1541. ... The Clarksdale, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of 
Coahoma County. .... Louis testified in court about what he had seen, but an all-
white jury found... [DOC] [TLE] Sunflower River - Revolvy [PAR] It rises in De Soto County, Mississippi near the Tennessee border and flows 
south ... At Clarksdale on its banks, the annual Sunflower River Blues and Gospel 
festival is held. ... Low-Flow Characteristics of Streams in the Miss Embayment in 
Miss. and Ala. ... Originally known as "Sharbrough's Landing" to river boat pilots 
the... [DOC] [TLE] No. 26 - Mississippi Department of Archives and History [PAR] and crossing the Mississippi just upriver from the Sunflower Landing site. ... 
Soto's army's near destruction the following spring, Hudson believes he ... 
clustered within two expansive areas, the Tombigbee and Mississippi River .... 
burials at the Humber-McWilliams site (see Leader 1990), Clarksdale Bells from (
debatably). [DOC] [TLE] Inventory Historic Markers [PAR] Miss. 1, 2 miles north of. Gunnison. NA. Oldest cemetery in Bolivar County. Used 
by Concordia .... After months of rainfall a swollen Mississippi River broke the 
levee at .... northwestern Mississippi between Sunflower Landing in Coahoma. 
County to the ... Clarksdale Handy was influenced by delta blues which he 
collected. [DOC] [TLE] THE STATE PLAN - Mississippi Archaeology Trails [PAR] The foregoing narratives dealing with the historic contexts of Mississippi's ... that 
actually gave rise to the documents so that he can estimate their evidentiary 
value. .... northeastern Mississippi and set off west across the state in the spring 
of 1541, ..... Griffin turned to Sunflower Landing and the sites on the Sunflower 
River to... [DOC] [TLE] A Review of the De Soto Expedition - Oklahoma State University ... [PAR] W. G. Brorein, Tampa, Fla.; Miss Caroline Dormon, Chestnut, La.; Col John. R. 
Fordyce, Hot .... upon, such as the Mississippi River, the Appalachians, etc. The. [DOC] [TLE] The Delta Democrat-Times from Greenville, Mississippi  Page 6 [PAR] The Delta Democrat-Times (Greenville, Mississippi), Thursday, April 24, 1941 ... 
and Bills is scheduled for 2:HO p. m. ant -Hill Citians believe the National game 
... CLARKSDALECLUB WILL BE DESOTANS Cowboy Jones' Ball Club. ... River 
at Sunflower Landing, eight miles west of t h i s eily in 1541, he .... Miss., April 24. [DOC] [TLE] Main Book File (928.3Kb) - Mississippi State University [PAR] term as president of the

Question: Sunflower Landing near Clarksdale, Miss. is believed to be where he found the Mississippi River in 1541
Answer: Hernando De Soto