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Rows of friends and family quickly filled the Saint Augustine Ampitheater Saturday morning, May 6, and watched proudly as the Flagler College Class of 2023 made their way down the aisles- the conclusion of their undergraduate experience just minutes ahead of them.
Dr. Kathy Deagan sees the future of Flagler’s archaeology program as promising- brimming with potential and the enthusiasm of our students.
“I have always thought that Flagler College should be one of the premier training grounds for undergraduate archeologists,” she said.
Before the end of the summer, a contractor for the city of St. Augustine slowly began moving the city s 100,000-pound Confederate memorial onto a barge bound for Trout Creek Fish Camp.
It was the culmination of weeks worth of careful effort to prepare the structure. The move sparked protests, including physical and verbal assaults and death threats against the moving team.
Like other stories in 2020, Confederate memorials made headlines but have been out of the news for awhile. Here are updates on a few 2020 newsmakers in St. Johns County.
Confederate memorials
Both the city s Confederate memorial and a memorial to Confederate Maj. Gen. William Loring are at Trout Creek Fish Camp. Randy Ringhaver, president of Ring Power Corporation, who founded the fish camp, offered to display the memorials at the location.