Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station

Chicamacomico Life Saving Station
The 1874 station.
LocationNC 12 and SR 1247, Rodanthe, North Carolina
Coordinates35°35′42″N 75°27′54″W / 35.59500°N 75.46500°W / 35.59500; -75.46500
Area10 acres (4.0 ha)
Built1874
NRHP reference No.76000164
Added to NRHPDecember 12, 1976

The Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station (/ˌtʃɪkəməˈkɒmɪkoʊ/; CLSS) is a former station of the United States Life-Saving Service and United States Coast Guard. It is located in Rodanthe, North Carolina, on Hatteras Island in the Outer Banks, on the east side of what is today Highway 12. Today, the surviving buildings of the station form a museum.

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