Historical Marker

Belle Glade 1928

Historical marker location:
725 NW 4th St, Belle Glade, Florida
( Marker is on Northwest H Avenue, on the right when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 1976

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.