John B. Sargeant, Sr.

May 29, 1915 - March 6, 1989

John B. Sargeant is remembered as a "gentle" man who generously gave of his time so that future generations could enjoy the lands preserved here. A Polk County dairyman, he served twenty-seven years on the Hillsborough River Basin Board of the Southwest Florida Water Management District.

Marker can be reached from Fort King Highway (U.S. 301).