{"id":20867,"date":"2025-02-11T16:34:43","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T21:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/?post_type=wfsu-news&#038;p=20867"},"modified":"2025-02-11T17:41:02","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T22:41:02","slug":"63-years-later-gadsden-county-to-hold-a-memorial-ceremony-in-honor-of-the-lake-talquin-tragedy","status":"publish","type":"wfsu-news","link":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/wfsu-news\/63-years-later-gadsden-county-to-hold-a-memorial-ceremony-in-honor-of-the-lake-talquin-tragedy\/","title":{"rendered":"63 years later: Gadsden County to hold a memorial ceremony in honor of the Lake Talquin tragedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-20867-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/cpa.ds.npr.org\/s390\/audio\/2025\/02\/web-talquinceremony211s.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cpa.ds.npr.org\/s390\/audio\/2025\/02\/web-talquinceremony211s.mp3\">https:\/\/cpa.ds.npr.org\/s390\/audio\/2025\/02\/web-talquinceremony211s.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<ul>\n<li>It\u2019s been nearly 63 years since 17 African American children and their Sunday school teacher lost their lives at Lake Talquin in Quincy.<\/li>\n<li>The deaths were the result of a boating accident.<\/li>\n<li>Listen to what Gadsden County officials are doing to honor the victims as part of their recognition of Black History Month.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Gadsden County Commissioners will unveil a memorial sign Saturday morning at Lake Talquin\u2019s Robinson Landing.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s where Commissioner Ronterious Green says a Sunday school teacher from a small Black church in Quincy, took his students out on a boat during a church picnic back in August of 1962. Their gathering quickly escalated once the boat capsized and started sinking.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/24\/c5\/443833dc45288ae5f1b524fa4fbb\/screenshot-2025-02-11-160940.png\" width=\"688\" height=\"599\" alt=\"Rescuers pull body of a young drowning victim. The 14-foot boat in the foreground was capsized and caused the drowning death 17 African American children. Only one was able to survive. Aug. 18, 1962 (Photo Courtesy of Florida Memory and the State Archives)\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe just felt like this is a great opportunity for us to let them know that they\u2019re always in our hearts and their family members will never be forgotten; neither will this tragic event,&#8221; said Green.<\/p>\n<p>Only one child survived the incident. It\u2019s not clear whether anyone onboard was wearing a life vest.<\/p>\n<p>The tragedy led to Florida implementing stronger boating safety laws. Cecil Farris Bryant was Florida\u2019s Governor at the time. He signed a law that requires Florida boaters to have enough life vests for each passenger.<\/p>\n<p>That law went into effect in 1963.<\/p>\n<p><b>Event Details:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>What:<\/b>\u00a0Lake Talquin 18 Memorial Sign Dedication<\/li>\n<li><b>When:<\/b>\u00a0Saturday, February 15, 2025<\/li>\n<li><b>Where:<\/b>\u00a0Robinson Landing, 4178 McCall Bridge Road, Quincy<\/li>\n<li><b>Time:<\/b>\u00a010 a.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Parking:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Bethlehem Church of God and Christ<\/p>\n<p>3060 McCall Bridge Rd, Quincy, FL 32351<\/p>\n<p>Shuttles will run continuously to the Landing for event seating. <\/p>\n<div class=\"fullattribution\">Copyright 2025 WFSU<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":20868,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","wds_primary_category":0},"categories":[],"tags":[1136,1135],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>63 years later: Gadsden County to hold a memorial ceremony in honor of the Lake Talquin tragedy - 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