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Archaeologists find historic Spanish fort on Parris Island By Kat Walsh
From top: Brandon Aitchison, left, and Mike Stenland, who are working on the St. Elena site on Parris Island with lead researches Chester DePratter and Victor Thompson, discuss where to search for the remains of the town of St. Elena on Parris Island. Tens of thousands of artifacts have been unearthed from the site over the past four decades; left, Chester DePratter, of the University of South Carolina, discusses the search for the old Fort San Marcos site, which they found without having to dig anything up. Photos by Bob Sofaly.
Parris Island. It’s not only where Marines are made, it’s also where major historical discoveries are made. After years of searching, researchers recently uncovered the remains of the fort of San Marcos. Their discovery unlocks a lost piece of early North American history – and was made without moving a scoopful of soil. The fort of San Marcos is one of five forts that had been built in the 1500s in the Spanish colonial town of Santa Elena, the remains of which were first uncovered almost 40 years ago. The town of St. Elena had flourished, nearing 400 residents, since its establishment in 1566 by Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, who had founded Spanish La Florida and St. Augustine, Fla., the year before. In 1571, St. Elena became the capital of Spanish Florida, and it remained the capital until 1576 when a Native-American attack forced the abandonment of the town. In October 1577, Pedro Menéndez Márquez, the governor of Spanish La Florida, arrived at the abandoned town of Santa Elena with two ships carrying pre-fabricated posts and heavy planking. He erected Fort San Marcos in six days in defense against another possible Native-American attack.
The Beaufort DragonBoat races are a fun way to raise money to benefit cancer patients. File photo.
SOLICITOR REELECTED Running for office or running marathons, Duffie Stone stays focused. PAGE B1
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Twenty people sit side-by-side in a dragon-headed 42 foot-long vessel, paddling furiously to the beat of an insistent drummer – the “heartbeat” of the dragon-racing against a score of other like vessels and colorfully dressed teams. It’s an unlikely image that harkens back to the Viking age, or previews an upcoming Hollywood release. But in reality, and in Beaufort, it is the sport of dragon boat racing.
HEAD OF THE CLASS Tara Mack has been named the new principal at St. Helena Elementary School. PAGE B2
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A team-oriented support program for cancer patients, survivors and their families, dragon boat racing provides physical and psychological strength, lighthearted fun, camaraderie and competition – all perfect offsets to the seriousness of cancer and treatment. Since 2012, the dragon boat races have been the main fundraiser for the Beaufort DragonBoat organization.
Two men were shot multiple times and killed in separate incidents over the course of a week. The first victim was Javon Winston, 23, of Bluffton, who was shot a dozen times. The second was Marquise Singleton, 21, of St. Helena Island. Winston was found in a ditch on Cooks Landing Road in Hardeeville on July 26. According to a Bluffton Police Department report, Winston was reported missing at about noon on July 26 by his mother, Gwendolyn Miller. Miller told police she had not seen her son since July 24, when they went to Javon Winston church. She also said they had a conversation about him going to an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. However, later in the day “Winston became irritable and on edge … and told Miller he was going to Savannah Memorial Hospital to see a friend,” according to the report. Miller said she told Winston that she was concerned because Marquise he was not feel- Singleton ing well and he was “acting unusual.” He reassured his mother that he would get examined at Savannah Memorial. According to the report, Miller was on the phone with another person who was in the hospital waiting room with Winston, and Miller that could hear him arguing and yelling.
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The power of the paddle helps beat cancer By Kat Walsh
Two men killed, both by multiple gunshots
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