CPL John T. Rivero

Historical marker location:

5629 State Route 16 West, Starke, Florida

( Memorial can be reached from Tallahassee Street, 0.1 miles north of Avenue B, on the right when traveling north.)

Florida Army National Guard. Camp Blanding Museum & Memorial Park.

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.