Historical Marker

Air Force Association (Florida)

Historical marker location:
6502 SW 102nd Avenue, Bushnell, Florida
( Memorial can be reached from the intersection of SW 102nd Avenue and County Road 476B.)
Marker installed: 1995

Florida National Cemetery.

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.