Historical Marker

The Coconut Grove Library

Historical marker location:
2875 McFarlane Road, Miami, Florida
( Marker is on McFarlane Road west of South Bayshore Drive, on the right when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 1971

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.