De Soto, Illinois
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De Soto is a village in Jackson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,407 at the 2020 census. It is named for Hernando de Soto, the discoverer of the Mississippi River.
Destruction after the 1925 tornado
1925 Tri-State tornado
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In the midday and afternoon hours of Wednesday, March 18, 1925, the deadliest tornado in United States history and second-deadliest worldwide moved through Eastern Missouri, Southern Illinois and Sout
De Soto, Illinois
…conquistador who explored the region in 1541–2. A post office has been in operation at De Soto since 1855. De Soto was largely destroyed by the Great Tri-State Tornado of 1925. Sixty-nine people died in De Soto when approximately 30% of the town was destroyed, and of this total 33 were children at a local school that…
Tri State Tornado Drawing
Tri State Tornado trackmap
Ruins of the Longfellow School, Murphysboro, Illinois, where 17 children were killed. The storm hit the school at about 2:30 PM local time.