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THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH is synonymous with ROMANCE, ADVENTURE, DISCOVERIES. A NEW WORLD, FLORIDA! Hidden away among the century old oaks, cedars and magnolias, the fabled fountain of Don Juan Ponce de Leon still bubbles forth. He was followed by Don Pedro Menendez A.D. 1565, who laid the foundations for St. Augustine, and built here the first permanent Christian mission in North America. On April 13th, 1934, an Indian burial ground was accidentally discovered, which is centuries old according to reports of archaeologists. More than 100 skeletons can be seen with beads, pot shards, etc., found with them. The burial ground covers between one and two acres of land |
