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| About DeLeon Springs |
About DeLeon Springs
Neighboring Cities: DeLand | Barberville
In the 1500s, Spanish forces, possibly including Juan Ponce de León, passed through Deleon Springs. The Spanish would return in 1783 after regaining the land from England (who had held it since 1763), granting land near the springs to settlers to establish a plantation called "Spring Garden" where corn, cotton, and sugar cane were grown. Sometime around this time the Seminole began to settle in the area. The area came under American ownership some time after Florida became a territory in 1821. The Seminole tribe briefly regained the land during the Second Seminole War and sacked the plantation; General Zachary Taylor led the U.S. Army forces to gain control of it in 1838. The area drew tourists in the 1880s, when it was touted as a winter resort for the springs' alleged rejuvenating powers; it was advertised as a fountain of youth. In 1982 the State of Florida acquired the land for use as a recreational area. |
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