Oregon Inlet life saving station
The Pea Island (Oregon Inlet) life saving station is historically very important because it was the first life-saving station in the country to have an all-black crew, and it was the first in the nation to have a black man, Richard Etheridge, as commanding officer.The ocean in front of the Outer Banks is also known as the "Graveyard of the Atlantic" because of the several shipwrecks lying on the bottom of the ocean. The frequent storms cause a continue shifting of the sand coast and inlet. This makes these waters extremely dangerous to navigate and for this reason pirates use to hide in the islands (Plymouth and Ocracoke islands). The life saving stations across the coast were therefore part of the system to rescue sailors.
Image taken with Nikon Z-7ii and Nikkor Z 24-120mm
Oregon Inlet life saving station
The Pea Island (Oregon Inlet) life saving station is historically very important because it was the first life-saving station in the country to have an all-black crew, and it was the first in the nation to have a black man, Richard Etheridge, as commanding officer.The ocean in front of the Outer Banks is also known as the "Graveyard of the Atlantic" because of the several shipwrecks lying on the bottom of the ocean. The frequent storms cause a continue shifting of the sand coast and inlet. This makes these waters extremely dangerous to navigate and for this reason pirates use to hide in the islands (Plymouth and Ocracoke islands). The life saving stations across the coast were therefore part of the system to rescue sailors.
Image taken with Nikon Z-7ii and Nikkor Z 24-120mm