Historical Marker
The Bishop Block
Historical marker location:
305 East First Street, Sanford, Florida
( Marker is on East First Street east of Palmetto Avenue, on the right when traveling east.)
Marker installed: 1989
Erected - 1887. 301-309 East First Street.
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.