Historical Marker
The Meisch Building
Historical marker location:
224 East First Street, Sanford, Florida
( Marker is on East First Street west of Palmetto Avenue, on the left when traveling east.)
Marker installed: 1989
Erected - 1923. 224 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.