Historical Marker
Yates House
Historical marker location:
1300 N Fort Christmas Rd, Christmas, Florida
( Marker can be reached from North Fort Christmas Road (County Road 420) 1.8 miles north of East Colonial Drive (State Road 50), on the left when traveling north.)
circa 1890s.
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.