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Tree of Knowledge Park, Downtown Arcadia

 

The DeSoto County Historical Society, Inc. is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 corporation dedicated to the saving, storing securely, and displaying, as much of the history of DeSoto County as we possibly can.

We now have a building and are planning our first historical museum.

We are actively working to gather valuable and interesting things of our past history.

Welcome to our home on the web, and we hope you will stay awhile and learn a bit about the past of this county that we call home.

 

  

Gordon Ford demonstrating his whipcracking skills.

Made from a series of photos taken at the First Annual Pioneer Days.  

 

                        

Howard Melton's series of historical books on DeSoto County's past, people & places.

 

Please visit our friends on the web:

A Little Bit of A Lot

Arcadia All-Florida Championship Rodeo

Arcadia Main Street Program, Inc.

Crowley Museum & Nature Center

DeSoto County Chamber of Commerce

DeSoto County Fair Association

DeSoto County GenWeb

Historic Parker House

History Out of the Box

Southwest Florida Veterinary Services, PA

 

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Website designed and built by Katie Willis of A Little Bit Of A Lot.

Photo credits: DeSoto Sun, Arcadia's Weekly News, Forest Reynolds, Clel Shore, Katie Willis, Jerald & Raynelle Newberry, John Lawhorne.