Madison Starke Perry

Historical marker location:

10225 Co Rd 234, Rochelle, Florida

( Marker is on County Road 234, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1987

1814- 1865 <br> Planter, Legislator, Governor, Soldier.

The Fountain of Youth, a legendary spring that was believed to grant eternal youth to those who drank from it, was thought to be located in Florida. Juan Ponce de León is said to have been searching for it when he discovered the land that would become Florida.