Old Coast Guard Station Museum

U.S. Coast Guard Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location:	Atlantic Ave. and 24th St., Virginia Beach, Virginia
Coordinates:	36°51′11″N 75°58′35″W / 36.85306°N 75.97639°W / 36.85306; -75.97639Coordinates: 36°51′11″N 75°58′35″W / 36.85306°N 75.97639°W / 36.85306; -75.97639
Built:	1903
Governing body:	Local
NRHP Reference#:	79003304[1]
Added to NRHP:	July 11, 1979

The Old Coast Guard Station Museum is a museum dedicated to the history of lifesaving on along the Atlantic coast.

History

In 1915, the United States Lifesaving Service became the United States Coast Guard. The station at Seatack (built in 1903 to replace an earlier structure) is now the museum at 24th street adjacent to the boardwalk of Virginia Beach, Virginia. The area's lifesaving history along the coast line of the Graveyard of the Atlantic is commemorated here. It has artifacts from the shipwreck of the Dictator, displays of period lifesaving equipment, educational programs.

The Seatack Station was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Other Coast Guard Museums

• Coast Guard Museum Northwest
• Port Orford Lifeboat Station Museum
• Sleeping Bear Point Coast Guard Station Maritime Museum
• USCGC Tamaroa (WMEC-166) (museum ship)

See also

• Military Sea Services Museum

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 

External links

• Old Coast Guard Station Museum website