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City officials knew Florida pirate statue hid human remains

Rob Beschizza
Sep 05, 2025
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The city of Fernandina Beach, Florida, knew for more than a year that there were human remains stored in a pirate statue there. Official knowledge of the cremains inside the 50 year-old Peg Leg Pete on Centre Street complicates ongoing discussion about replacing the monument.

"I went to evaluate the condition of the statue a while back, and the pirate cl…

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