John Hamilton Gillespie

Historical marker location:

Sarasota, Florida

( Marker is on Ringling Boulevard west of South Washington Blvd (U.S. 301), on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1995

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.