Local residents and visitors celebrate Chicamacomico’s grand 150th anniversary
Read the full article at OBX Today, or view the PDF below: Local residents and visitors celebrate Chicamacomico’s grand 150th anniversary
Read the full article at OBX Today, or view the PDF below: Local residents and visitors celebrate Chicamacomico’s grand 150th anniversary
1874 Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station. Photo by Brad Hanson. The 150th anniversary of the U.S. Life-Saving Service in North Carolina has presented an opportunity for the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station in Rodanthe to launch a big endeavor that has been in the works for years – a restoration of the original 1874 station. The Chicamacomico Historic Site [...]
150th Anniversary Commemoration Saturday October 12 The Way it was Done Back Then 9:00 AM Flag Raising with Piper Ryan Leigh and Bonnie Pugh Somers (Descendant of Benjamin Pugh-Keeper of the 1874 Station) 9:00 AM Chicamacomico open for Tours 9:30 D. Christian Thompson will give a porch talk about research and restoration of the 1874 Station [...]
Saturday October 12, 2024 “The Way it was Done Back Then” 9:00 AM Flag Raising ceremony Chicamacomico lifesaving station opens for Tours USCG Auxiliary will have an information booth throughout the morning, along with Sammy the Sea Otter and Coastie the Tugboat! 9:30 AM D. Christian Thompson will give a porch talk about research and restoration [...]
Read the article on Island Free Press by Joy Crist
The Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station Historic Site and Museum will open for visitors on March 18, 2024, which marks an early start for the site’s season, which usually extends from late spring until late fall. 1874 Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station. Photo by Joy Crist. “Our Marketing Committee suggested that an early opening – particularly during the 150th Anniversary [...]
Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the U.S. Life-Saving Service in North Carolina Opening Reception Friday, April 5 from 6pm-8pm On Display April 5-27, 2024 in the Courtroom Gallery DareArts.org/shakesexhibit Read the Coastland Times article
A PROCLAMATION Honoring the 150th Anniversary of the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station in Rodanthe and Declaring October 2024 as Life-Saving Service Commemoration Month WHEREAS, during the late 1700s and early 1800s, an increase in maritime trade resulted in the greater possibility of near-shore shipwrecks occurring along the East Coast of the United States, and; WHEREAS, at that [...]
Media Release For Immediate Release December 6, 2023 Chicamacomico Historical Association and Dare Arts Announce Second Historical Arts Project To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station and the Lifesaving Service on the North Carolina Coast, Dare Arts and the Chicamacomico Historical Association have teamed up to host the second Chicamacomico Shakes Exhibit [...]