Edward Ball

Historical marker location:

550 Wakulla Park Drive, Wakulla Springs, Florida

( Marker can be reached from Wakulla Park Drive, ½ mile north of Wakulla Springs Road (State Highway 61).)

Marker installed: 1987

1888-1981.

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.