This Day In USC History
September 22, 1852 - 108 students left school when administra
tion refused to change the rules regarding compulsory dining. The
protest became known as The Great Biscuit Rebellion.
WEDtEstur, September 1999
jThe Hidden City
In Search of the Elusive Fountain of Youth
Photon and Story by
Scan Rayford
Tucked away on Florida’s First
Coast lies a city captured by
fairy tales and legends. Located
between America’s Largest, City and
the World’s Most Famous Beach, the
historic city of St. Augustine is often
overlooked. During the early parts of
the 16th century, the Spanish explorer
Ponce de Leon had already discovered
and conquered the island of Puerto
Rico. By 1509, he was recognized as
one of the most powerful leaders of
the New World. But he was in seach of
more wealth, power and glory when
he cast sail for the infamous Fountain
of Youth.
His journey led him along the
Atlantic coast of Florida. St. Augustine
celebrates the explorer’s influence
with its own Fountain of Youth and a
captivating statue in the city circle.
North America’s oldest city hasn’t
changed much over the years. If you
ever wanted to take a vacation to
Spain, maybe a stay in St. Augustine
would suffice. A walk down the streets
of this city might make you foiget
you’re within the borders of the
United States. You won’t come across
baseball or many hot dogs in this
town.
Sean Rayford photo editor
SEAN RAYFORD PHOTO EDITOR H
St. Augustine’s Treasures I
WHAT NOT TO MISS ON A VISIT TO THE CITY "
Sean Rayford photo editor
ine most prominent attraction in at.
Augustine is the Castillo de San Marcos, a
Spanish fort built in the 1600s This is the
nation's oldest stone fort, and it protected the
city until 1784.
Those looking to visit the St. Augustine
beaches will be privileged enough to cross the
Bridge of Lions, one of the 11 Most
Endangered Historic Sites (by the National
Trust for Historic Preservation). This
Mediterranean-revival style of architecture
features two large Carrara marble lion statues
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Florence, Italy. The statues that overlook the
entrance to the city are copies of the lions that
guard the Loggia dei Lanzi in Florence.
Across from the Castillo de San Marcos is the
Tolomato Cemetery.
This burial ground is home to many
Christian Indians and Catholic Spanish with
graves dating back to the 1700s.
St. Augustine is also home to the world’s
laigest collection of alligators, crocodiles,
caimans, and gharials. Until recently, it
nousea me woria s largest crocoone in captiv
ity, Gomek, at 1,800 pounds and 18 feet in
length.
The St. Augustine Lighthouse can be seen
from 19 miles at sea. It was built in 1875 to
replace a Spanish lighthouse that had stood
from 1565 to 1870.
Anyone interested in the bizarre and amaz
ing must make a stop at Ripley's Believe It or
Not! Museum . Just down the road from the
fortress, a Moorish-style Warden Castle hous
es the strange collections of Robert Ripley.
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Weapons, the nation’s oldest schoolhouse,
Flagler College, Cathedral Basilica of St.
Augustine, and other numerous historical
sites.
In March when you make your spring break
travels down 1-95, don’t foiget about St.
Augustine and all that it has to offer. Who
knows, you might need a relaxing break from
all the partying down at Daytona Beach.
Campus Notes
Golden Key
National Honor
Society
Golden Key National Honor Society
chapter at USC will be staffing
information tables in the front of Russell
House toady and Thrusday. (Rain loca
tion: RH second floor lobby.) Drop by
and meet current officers and get
information on Golden Key. Applica
tion deadline for membership is
Oct. 19. Open House is Sept 30. For
more information, call Lisa Buchanan at
733-3369 or visit the
Web site at: http://www.sa.sc.edu/gold
key/
Pi Kappa Phi to
hold interest meet
ings
Pi Kappa Phi will be holding interest
meetings at 7 p.m. today in RH 203 and
7 p.m. Thursday in RH 305. Pi Kappa Phi
is trying to bulid a fraternity at USC. For
more information, call Mike Young at
777-3506.
African-American
Greek Showcase
to be held
Fraternity and Sorority councils will be
sponsoring a showcase to allow students
the opportunity to learn more about Greek
life, particuraly NPHC groups. The show
case will start at 8 p.m. Sept. 29 in the
RH ballroom. For more information,call
Troy Felder at 544-0528.
NCADP national
conference to be
held
Any student interested in attending the
National Coalition to Abolish the Death
Penalty’s National conference in Philadel
phia should contact Jolaka Eaddy at 544
1939 or Rachel Helwig at 739-8695. The
conference will be held October! to 3
and will feature classes and speeches by
national opponents of the death penalty.
Rape Crisis
Network looking
for volunteers
The Rape Crisis Network is searching for
responsible, caring people to respond
to survivors in local hospital emergency
rooms and on the 24-hour crisis line. Con
cerned peoplewho are over the age of 18
and who have access to transportation
are encouraged to apply. For more in
formation or to interview, call Cecily
Watkins at 252-8393.
City-Year
announces annual
Serve-A-Thon
City-Year will be hosting its annual fund
raiser Serve-A-Thon on Oct. 16. Partic
ipants will renovate buildings, build play
grounds, clear vacant lots, plant urban
gardens and run children’s carnivals. For
more information, call City-Year at
254-3349.
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