Tyler in Lowndes County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Talisi visited by De Soto

Sept. 18, 1540

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 25, 2015

1. Talisi visited by De Soto Marker

Inscription.
Five Miles North of this Spot Was
Talisi
visited by
De Soto
Sept. 18, 1540
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This stone erected by
The National Society of
Colonial Dames of America
In Alabama
1936

Erected 1936 by the National Society of Colonial Dames of America In Alabama.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the The Colonial Dames of America, National Society of series list. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1902.

Location. 32° 18.976′ N, 86° 53.057′ W. Marker is in Tyler, Alabama, in Lowndes County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 80 and County Road 7, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 80. Located diagonally across U.S. Highway 80 from the Tyler Volunteer Fire Department. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10660 US Highway 80 East, Tyler AL 36785, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Alabama’s Tri-Counties River Region.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Black Belt.

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Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sister Springs Baptist Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); Campsite 1 (approx. 3.9 miles away); Joe T. Pilcher, Jr. (approx. 6.6 miles away); Craig Air Force Base (approx. 6.6 miles away); Mount Gillard Baptist Church (approx. 8½ miles away); It Started in Selma (approx. 9.7 miles away); After the March—Tent City (approx. 9.7 miles away); You Gotta Move (approx. 9.7 miles away).

De Soto Stone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 25, 2015

2. De Soto Stone

View west on U.S. 80 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 25, 2015

3. View west on U.S. 80

View of side of stone. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 25, 2015

4. View of side of stone.

The view east on U.S. Highway 80 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 25, 2015

5. The view east on U.S. Highway 80

Hernando De Soto image. Click for full size.

Photographed by John Sartain engraving., circa 1858

6. Hernando De Soto

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 25, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,169 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 25, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.