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“The old warriors entered the fountain: more than 46 bathed in it and when they came out they were age 30 and like the best of knights. Alexander, he could hardly recognize them, so young they were”.
Fictional pirate Jack Sparrow searches for it in the next “Pirates of the Caribbean” movie. He follows the footsteps of Ponce de León. The Spanish explorer thought the Fountain was in Florida. He looked for it there — but never found it.
However, there is a place in Florida that is closely associated with the Fountain’s legend. Can you name it?
Lots of places have been associated with the “Fountain of Youth.”legend through the ages. But one of them stands out: St. Augustine, Florida, home to “The Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park.”
Florida school children are required to visit the Fountain of Youth before graduating (Photo: Katy Clark)
The park attracts 100,000 visitors a year. Most come by bus. Spanish explorer Ponce de León arrived by ship back in 1513. He’s said to have encountered a group of unusually tall natives who seemed to live longer than Europeans did at that time. Which convinced Ponce de León that the Fountain of Youth must be nearby.
John Stavely is the park’s tour guide:
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Katy Clark was speaking there with guide John Stavely, at “The Fountain of Youth Archeological Park” in St. Augustine, Florida, the answer to our Geo Quiz.
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