Historical Marker

Native Trees

Historical marker location:
6953 Main Street, Bagdad, Florida
( Marker can be reached from Main Street, 0.1 miles east of Forsyth Street.)
Marker installed: 2016

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.