1103 Us Highway 331 S
Defuniak Springs, FL
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Florida Total Coronavirus Deaths: 88,695
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U.S. Total Coronavirus Cases: 107,184,620
U.S. New Coronavirus Deaths: 8
U.S. Total Coronavirus Deaths: 1,166,662
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Coronavirus News for Ponce de Leon
More evidence debunks myth that Ponce de Leon discovered Florida | Miami Herald
Of all the outlandish myths about Florida’s outlandish history, one of the most stubborn holds that Ponce de Leon discovered it in 1513 when he was searching for the Fountain of Youth. More info »
Miami Herald - 03/18/2020 08:11pmHistorian says Ponce de León was killed in Florida, but not where we originally thought - Orlando Sentinel
According to MacDougald, explorer Juan Ponce de Leon visited Tampa Bay in 1521. He sought to establish the first colony in the U.S. at Tampa Bay, but it did not materialize. More info »
Orlando Sentinel - 11/07/2020 07:12amFlorida historian: Ponce de León was killed in on Gulf Coast - News4JAX
The Charlotte Harbor area has been fingered as the location because it is where Ponce de León landed during his first expedition to Florida in 1513. Historians figured he returned there during ... More info »
News4Jax - 11/06/2020 07:15pmEvidence debunks myth that Ponce de Leon discovered Florida - News4JAX
Of all the outlandish myths about Florida’s outlandish history, one of the most stubborn holds that Ponce de Leon discovered it in 1513 when he was searching for the Fountain of Youth. More info »
News4Jax - 03/27/2020 07:19pmEvidence debunks myth that Ponce de Leon discovered Florida - Sarasota Herald-Tribune
MIAMI — Of all the outlandish myths about Florida's outlandish history, one of the most stubborn holds that Ponce de Leon discovered it in 1513 when he was searching for the Fountain of Youth. More info »
Sarasota Herald-Tribune - 03/27/2020 10:21pm
