1 This application will allow you to find voter precinct and taxing district information, as well as your polling place. 2  This interactive map will allow you to view, query and print road information for Blaine County. 3  This page facilitates access to applications for Ketchum and Sun Valley hosted on our server.
Hernando de Soto (c. 1495 â May 21, 1542) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who led the first European expedition deep into the territory of the modern-day United States (Florida, Georgia, Alabama and most likely Arkansas), and the first documented European to have crossed the Mississippi River.
European Contact. The first European to enter Tennessee was Hernando de Soto in 1540. His expedition of 700 Spaniards and a number of slaves crossed into Tennessee in mid-May. In Tennessee, they encountered a Mississippian town called Chiaha, near present day Dandridge, Tennessee.