Near Pea Island in Dare County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Pea Island Lifesavers
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 15, 2011
1. Pea Island Lifesavers Marker
Only U.S. Lifesaving Station manned by black crew. Led by Richard Etheridge, 1880-1900. Operated near here.
Erected 2010 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number B-66.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.
Location. 35° 43.031′ N, 75° 29.634′ W. Marker is near Pea Island, North Carolina, in Dare County. It is on State Highway 12 14.2 miles south of South Virginia Dare Trail (U.S. 64), on the right when traveling south. Located at the Pea Island NWR Visitors Center. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rodanthe NC 27968, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain and on the Outer Banks. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Tidewater. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gulls and Terns (within shouting distance of this marker); Fish & Wildlife Service (within shouting distance of this marker); Charles Kuralt Trail (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Gateway to the Atlantic (approx. 6.2 miles away); Giant Bluefin Tuna (approx. 6.3
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Bodie Island Lighthouse (was approx. 8 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . . Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service website entry (Submitted on August 22, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 15, 2011
2. Pea Island Lifesavers Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 7, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,016 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 15, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
