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The park, which bears the name of 16th-century explorer Hernando de Soto, was developed in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps. The park then known as State Park No. 5 was established in 1935. When it was dedicated as Desoto State Park on May 24, 1939, it was the largest state park in Alabama. [4]
Little River Canyon National Preserve is a United States National Preserve located on top of Lookout Mountain near Fort Payne, Alabama, and DeSoto State Park.Created by an Act of Congress in 1992, the 15,288-acre (6,187 ha) preserve protects what is sometimes said to be the nation's longest mountaintop river, the Little River.
DeSoto Falls is a 104-foot (32 m) waterfall located on the West Fork of the Little River near Mentone, Alabama, United States, in DeSoto State Park. The falls have carved their own small canyon. The falls have carved their own small canyon.
Contains a 73-foot (22.3 m) waterfall, tallest in Florida Fanning Springs State Park: Gilchrist: 1,427 acres (578 ha) 1997: Fanning Springs Suwannee River: A first magnitude spring purchased by the state in 1993 Faver-Dykes State Park: St. Johns: 6,045 acres (2,448 ha) 1950: Pellicer Creek: A wilderness area Florida Caverns State Park: Jackson ...
Mentone is located in eastern DeKalb County at (34.572360, -85.580283 It is bordered to the west by the town of Valley Head . The center of town is located on the crest of Lookout Mountain at an elevation of 1,736 feet (529 m).
Weeki Wachee Springs is a natural tourist attraction located in Weeki Wachee, Florida, where underwater performances by "mermaids", women wearing fish tails as well as other fanciful outfits, can be viewed in an aquarium-like setting in the spring of the Weeki Wachee River.
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South-southwest of St. Petersburg, Florida, Fort De Soto Park is a park operated by Pinellas County on five offshore keys, or islands: Madelaine Key, St. Jean Key, St. Christopher Key, Bonne Fortune Key and the main island, Mullet Key. The keys are connected by either bridge or causeway.