But instead of landing at 30 degrees 8 minutes north latitude -- the original coordinate supplied by Ponce de Leon, which is between St. Augustine and Ponte Vedra Beach -- Peck found himself at 28 ...

St. Augustine’s historic course, the Ponce de Leon Golf Course, opened in 1916 north of the Historic District and closed almost 90 years later.

On this day in 1513, the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León in 1513 came ashore on the Florida coast near present-day St. Augustine and claimed the territory for the Spanish crown.

Ponce de Leon is credited with discovering and naming Florida in 1513. RELATED: Confederate monument's fate to be decided in St. Augustine RELATED: St. Augustine police chief considers body cameras ...

Ponce de Leon did land in Florida in 1513 but somewhere near Cape Canaveral, 125 nautical miles south of St. Augustine. He then sailed south, ...

Florida historian: Ponce de León was killed in on Gulf Coast AP member exchange story from the Tampa Bay Times. Paul Guzzo, Tampa Bay Times. ... St. Augustine, founded in 1565, ...

ST. PETERSBURG — James MacDougald believes he has rewritten Florida history and added further intrigue to the early story of the Tampa Bay area. St. Augustine, founded in 1565, is considered … ...

On his first visit to Florida, in April 1513, Ponce de León landed at the site of present day St. Augustine. Believing he had found the island of Bimini, he named the region Florida because of ...

He said Ponce de León more than likely came ashore north of St. Augustine. According to Turner’s research, Ponce de León spotted Florida on March 27, a week before what many historians say.

Ponce de Leon's Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park is ranked #10 out of 19 things to do in St. Augustine. ... Native Americans who resided in current-day southern Georgia and northern Florida.

Cloaked in the legend of Ponce De Leon, this beautiful park on the water is a must stop. ... The Fountain of Youth Park is a historical and archaeological park located here in St. Augustine, Florida.

Most of St. Augustine's top attractions are located within the town's historic downtown, while other sights like the Old Jail and Ponce de Leon's Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park can be ...