Rodanthe in Dare County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 12, 2014
1. Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station Marker
National Register of Historic Places
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 35° 35.759′ N, 75° 28.034′ W. Marker is in Rodanthe, North Carolina, in Dare County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 12 and Myrna Peters Road, on the left when traveling south on State Highway 12. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 23645 NC-12, 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Welcome to Rodanthe... (within shouting distance of this marker); "Mirlo" Rescue (within shouting distance of this marker); The Chicamacomico Races / Exodus from Chicamacomico (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Mirlo Rescue (approx. half a mile away); Welcome to Waves (approx. 1.8 miles away); Welcome to Salvo (approx. 3½ miles away); A Deep-Rooted Community (approx. 4.3 miles away); Charles Kuralt Trail (approx. 8.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rodanthe.
Another marker is no longer nearby. The Fanny (was approx. 4.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Also see . . . Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station Historic Site & Museum
this page online
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 12, 2014
2. Welcome Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 12, 2014
3. Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station-Side view
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 12, 2014
4. 1911 Life-Saving Station-Early Coast Guard Station
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 12, 2014
5. Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station-U.S. Coast Guard Station
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 12, 2014
6. Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station-1911 Beehive Cystern
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 12, 2014
7. Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station-Rear area flooded
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 12, 2014
8. Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station Lawn
U.S. Light House Establishment fogbell originally used in the Chesapeake Bay
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 1, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 545 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on September 1, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
