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Ponce de Leon Springs State Recreation Area is a Florida State Park in Holmes County, Florida, USA, located in the town of Ponce de Leon.The initial acquisition of the park on September 4, 1970, used funds from the Land Acquisition Trust Fund [1] for the self-proclaimed purpose developing, operating, and maintaining the property.
The Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park is a privately owned 15-acre (61,000 m 2) park in St. Augustine, Florida, located along Hospital Creek, part of the Intracoastal Waterway. It has been touted as the likely 1513 Florida landing site of Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon , although no evidence has been found to substantiate this claim.
Ponce de Leon (/ ˌ p ɒ n s d ə ˈ l iː ən / PONSS də LEE-ən) is a town in Holmes County, Florida, United States. The Town of Ponce de Leon was named after Spanish explorer, Juan Ponce de León. It is part of the Florida Panhandle in North Florida. The population was 504 at the 2020 census, down from 598 at the 2010 census.
A hotel was built near the spring, and a small steamboat brought visitors by water. In 1925, the fourteen-room Ponce de Leon Hotel was constructed; this was the first resort with all the amenities, attracting more upscale northern clientele. In 1953, after a one million dollar project, the Ponce de Leon Springs attraction opened.
Park's name changed in 2001 to honor park activist De Leon Springs State Park: Volusia: 600 acres (243 ha) 1982: Crystal River "Old Methuselah" is a 500-year-old bald cypress; previously a private park with Jungle Cruise; 19 million gallons (72 million liters) of 72 °F (22 °C) water daily DeSoto Site Historic State Park: Leon: 5 acres (2 ha ...
Ponce de Leon Springs (Atlanta), former springs in Atlanta, Georgia; Ponce de Leon Springs State Park, a park in the Florida panhandle This page was last edited on 29 ...
Jonathan Dickinson State Park covers more than 10,500 acres in Martin County, making it the largest state park in southeast Florida, according to its website. A full-size par 72, 18-hole golf ...
A separate circular structure dubbed the "Cyclorama" contains a 226 x 13 ft 360-degree mural, with some 3-D figures, depicting nine scenes of Ponce de Leon's arrival in Florida in 1513 and his search for a fountain of youth, since Warm Mineral Springs is thought to have been that particular fountain.