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The Virginia Beach Surf & Rescue Museum honors and preserves the history of Virginia's maritime heritage, coastal communities, the United States Lifesaving Service, and the United States Coast Guard along the Atlantic coast.
Coordinates: 36°51′11″N 75°58′35″W. The Virginia Beach Surf & Rescue Museum honors and preserves the history of Virginia 's maritime heritage, coastal communities, the United States Lifesaving Service, and the United States Coast Guard along the Atlantic coast. History of the Revenue Cutter Service.
It is a tribute and memory to Virginia’s coastal communities and the shipwrecks of bygone eras. The Old Coast Guard station holds 1800 artifacts and over 1000 photos of the United States Life Saving and Coast Guard Services, along with a library filled with books, papers, and oral histories.
This is a virtual tour of the Old Coast Guard Station in Virginia Beach, a museum devoted to Virginia's maritime history, the U.S. Life-Saving Service and the U.S. Coast Guard. This museum, located at 24th Street adjacent to the boardwalk, is one of five life-saving stations established in Virginia Beach in the nineteenth century.
The Old Coast Guard Station Museum is a must-visit destination for anyone interested in maritime history or the brave men and women who have served in the United States Coast Guard.
This 1903 Life-Saving Station turned museum tells the history of Virginia's coastal communities and its maritime heritage. The white clapboard structure looks like a comfortable house, except for the four-story tower where the crew used to watch for foundering ships.
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