Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park

Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park (HM1IBJ)

Location: St. Augustine, FL 32084 St. Johns County
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Country: United States of America
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N 29° 54.449', W 81° 18.981'

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The Fountain of Youth Park commemorates the 1513 arrival of Juan Ponce de Leon in Florida and the legend of the Fountain of Youth.
People have lived on this site for over 3,000 years, since the Archaic Period of Florida's history.
In 1565 Spanish Admiral Pedro Menendez de Aviles established the first successful European colony in North America at St. Augustine and his first settlement was built here on the grounds of the Fountain of Youth Park.
At that time it was part of the large Timucua town of Chief Seloy.
After nine months, Timucua resistance forced the Spaniards to move the colony across the bay. In 1572 it was moved back to the mainland to its current location.
In 1587 the first Franciscan mission to the American Indians was built here and named Nombre de Dios.
The Mission remained here until the middle of the 17th century.
Archaeological excavations at the fountain of Youth Park since 1934 have revealed the shell mounds of the Archaic inhabitants, parts of Seloy's town, remains of the Spanish colony and the church and cemetery of the Nombre de Dios mission.
There may be no other single property in Florida that contains such an array of important archaeological resources for our state's early history.

Details

HM Number	HM1IBJ
Tags	Native Americans, Exploration, Early Settlers, Colonial Era
Historical Period	16th Century
Historical Place	Park
Marker Type	Other
Marker Class	Historical Marker
Marker Style	Free Standing
Marker Number	F-637
Year Placed	2008
Placed By	A Florida Historic Landmark sponsored by the Fraser family and the Florida Department of State.
Marker Condition	No reports yet
Date Added	Thursday, December 11th, 2014 at 9:03am PST -08:00

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UTM (WGS84 Datum)	17R E 469460 N 3308575
Decimal Degrees	29.90748333, -81.31635000
Degrees and Decimal Minutes	N 29° 54.449', W 81° 18.981'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds	29° 54' 26.9400" N, 81° 18' 58.8600" W
Driving Directions	Google Maps
Area Code(s)	904
Can be seen from road?	No
Is marker in the median?	No
Which side of the road?	Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal Address	At or near 30-50 Magnolia Ave, St. Augustine FL 32084, US
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