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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.
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 stated purpose of developing, operating, and maintaining the property.
The Ponce de Leon Inlet Light is a lighthouse and museum located at Ponce de León Inlet in Central Florida. [2] [3] [4] [5] At 175 feet (53 m) in height, it is the ...
DeLeon Springs is named for Juan Ponce de León. [5] It was originally called Spring Garden and the name was changed in the late 1800s to attract tourists. [6] The region was developed in 1925 with a hotel/restaurant the DeLeon Spring Inn, later called the Ponce de Leon Springs Hotel, which was expanded into a larger tourist attraction in 1953. [6]
Mill house at De Leon Springs, c. 1910. People have been living near the spring at least 6,000 years. Two dugout canoes, 5,000 and 6,000 years old, were found in the spring in 1985 and 1990. They are the oldest canoes discovered in the Western Hemisphere. [citation needed] There are no known records linking Ponce de Leon to the spring.
Location and details of the Ponce de Leon Inlet. Aerial view. The Ponce de Leon Inlet is a natural opening in the barrier islands in central Florida that connects the north end of the Mosquito Lagoon and the south end of the Halifax River to the Atlantic Ocean. The inlet originally was named Mosquito Inlet. In 1926 the Florida Legislature ...
It was completed after the land boom busted, and the 1927 dedication ceremony had to be paired with the annual Ponce de Leon Celebration in cash-strapped St. Augustine. The Bridge of Lions is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was included by the National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP) on its list of the "11 Most ...
Coast Guard Station Ponce de Leon Inlet is a United States Coast Guard boat station located in New Smyrna Beach, Florida and is part of the Coast Guard 7th District, Sector Jacksonville. [ 1 ] While in the late 1980s, the crew consisted of only 4 men, [ 2 ] the crew at Coast Guard Station Ponce de Leon Inlet now is made of 31 active duty and 15 ...