Siesta / Harry L. Higel

Historical marker location:

Siesta Key, Florida

( Marker is at the intersection of Higel Avenue and Siesta Drive, on the right when traveling north on Higel Avenue.)

Marker installed: 1989

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.