St. Augustine in St. Johns County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

The Old Senator

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, October 8, 2018

1. The Old Senator Marker

Inscription. This magnificent LIVE OAK is one of the most remarkable trees in North America, reputed to be well over 600 years old, and thus surviving as though silent witness to that dramatic moment in 1513 when Juan Ponce de Leon finally discovered Saint Augustine's famed Fountain of Youth, a mere 600 feet from this very spot.

Erected by Mohini Hospitality LLC.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Horticulture & Forestry • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 29° 54.366′ N, 81° 19.057′ W. Marker is in St. Augustine, Florida, in St. Johns County. It can be reached from San Marco Avenue (U.S. 1) just south of Ballard Avenue. Located in the parking lot of Howard Johnson Inn. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 137 San Marco Avenue, Saint Augustine FL 32084, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in First Coast

and in Greater Jacksonville.

It is also in the American South

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of

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Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: White Star Anise (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mural Painted by Hollis H. Holbrook in 1954 (about 600 feet away); Pedro Menéndez de Aviles (about 600 feet away); First Spanish Muster Site in Florida (about 600 feet away); Spanish Bayonet (about 600 feet away); Spanish Cannon (about 600 feet away); Elderberry (about 600 feet away); Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Augustine.

The Old Senator image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, October 8, 2018

2. The Old Senator

Credits. This page was last revised on January 15, 2019. It was originally submitted on January 14, 2019, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 636 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 14, 2019, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.