Old Lutz Elementary School

Historical marker location:

18819 U.S. Highway 41 North., Lutz, Florida

( Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 41 and 4th Avenue SE, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 41.)

Marker installed: 1996

Erected 1927.

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.