Indian River Life-Saving Station - Black and White
by Kim Bemis
Title
Indian River Life-Saving Station - Black and White
Artist
Kim Bemis
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The Indian River Life-Saving Station museum offers an historic view of the fore-runner of the U.S. Coast Guard. During the 1800s, ships regularly hugged the coastline to aid in their navigation. As a result, an alarming number of ships were wrecked when they ran into shoals off the Atlantic coast. In 1876, the United States Life-Saving Service built the Indian River station to aid in rescue efforts. A dangerous occupation, the men who manned the life-saving station risked their own lives in many heroic rescue efforts. The Indian River Life Saving Station is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
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February 20th, 2015
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