Bartram at Blue Spring

Historical marker location:

2100 West French Avenue, Orange City, Florida

( Marker can be reached from Magnolia Avenue (Becker Boulevard), 1 mile south of West French Avenue.)

Volusia County Bartram Trail.

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.