In honor of the shrimping and boat-building industries in St. Augustine, Long and a few others spearheaded a project to put a coquina and bronze monument on the edge of the San Sebastian River. The group raised funds from families of those involved in the industry for the $50,000 monument, which is on the river walk in front of Culinary Outfitters, near State Road 207 and U.S. 1 at 173 Shipyard Way in St. Augustine.
Officials held a dedication ceremony on Saturday.
Also, the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum has opened an updated exhibit about local shrimping history called Shrimpin’ Ain’t Easy.