Day 3 – The Lions Bridge (Tour of St. Augustine, Florida)
Isabella (Ingraham) Heard was 10 years old when the Bridge of Lions officially opened in 1927. She was there as one of several 9- and 10-year-old girls selected to ride on the float to the center of the drawbridge.
Now 89, she was back on the bridge to attend Friday’s Bridge of Lions Closing Ceremony. She recalled what it was like on the bridge almost 80 years ago when she and her friends rode on the float.
Wednesday, May 17, 2006 at 7:07pm
“The Bridge of Lions has become an integral component of St. Augustine’s historic landscape and skyline as well as a …read more
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