Florida A&M University

Historical marker location:

1645 South Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida

( Marker is at the intersection of South Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard and Palmer Avenue, on the right when traveling south on South Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard.)

Marker installed: 1998

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.