Historical Marker

Gulf Cemetery

Historical marker location:
1466 South County Highway 393, Santa Rosa Beach, Florida
( Marker is on County Road 393, 1.4 miles south of U.S. 98, on the right when traveling south.)
Marker installed: 2013

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.