Historical Marker
Fort Cooper
Historical marker location:
3100 South Old Floral City Road, Inverness, Florida
( Marker can be reached from Old Floral City Road, 0.2 miles south of Carnegie Drive, on the right when traveling south.)
Florida's Seminole Wars.
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.