This book has been designed to serve a few purposes. It is an opportunity to say "Happy 200th Birthday" to DeSoto. There have been remarkable stories of strength, courage and relentless efforts which gave both birth and continued growth to our community. This book will in no way list all of the historical achievements from those first 200 years. Rather, it is intended to be both a keepsake of the past and a forecast for a very bright future.

This book will also serve as a greeting to new business and residents. Upon your arrival to the "City of Pride" you will find remarkable examples of nature and people at their best. Our education system, both public and parochial, offers excellent opportunities to excel in academics and in your favorite sport, band, foreign language or drama. Two colleges are close by for residents of all ages to continue their education. Adult activities include golf, horseshoes, softball, volleyball and bowling leagues. Youth activities include the Parks and Recreation Soccer Program with enrollments between 500 — 1000 children, the swimming program, the DeSoto Football Club for ages 6-12, Little League and many more.

The history and recreation of DeSoto offer such activities as hunting, fishing, canoeing, boating, hiking, bingo, tennis, antiquing, historical home, church and cemetery tours, and unique dining experiences.

DeSoto is full of volunteer spirit. Our fire departments are state-of-the-art. Organizations offer our community many ways to work together through such clubs as: PRIDE, the Rotary Club, Kiwanis Club, Masons, DeSoto Community Foundation, Caring Communities, Joachim Clean Stream, Amvets, Elks, Historical Society, Knights of Columbus, Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Chamber of Commerce and more.

DeSoto offers many employment opportunities. Jefferson College, Jefferson Memorial Hospital and Mineral Area College are all located within minutes of DeSoto. Several local businesses each employ over three hundred people. Excellent highway systems bring back home timely and with ease those who make the quick trip into the city for work.

You will never find a community with a more vast array of housing, more dazzling examples of nature or a more friendly, hardworking people.

Welcome to the "City of Pride" from the DeSoto Chamber of Commerce.

Next Topic

Previous Topic