Record #:

44114

Author(s):

Smith, Donna Campbell

Abstract:

"Om June 28, 1848, in order to 'save lives from the perils of the sea,' the U.S. Federal government began funding volunteer lifesaving efforts along the Atlantic coast--an act hat sowed the seeds of what would become the U.S. Life-Saving Service." The Pea Island station near Rodanthe was the only one of approximately 450 stations to be commanded by a Black keeper.

Source:

Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 56 Issue 6, June 2024, p20-21, il

Subject(s):

Etheridge, Richard, 1842-1900; Pea Island Lifesaving Station