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Bideford Street 27954
Born a slave, Richard Etheridge became the first African American to serve as officer in charge of a U.S. Coast Guard life-saving station. Serving 20 years at Pea Island Life-Saving Station from 1880 - 1900.

Herbert M. Collins Boathouse - Manteo Parks Department
Sir Walter Raleigh Street, 622 29954 Manteo
U.S. Coast Guard Lieutenant Herbert Collins, from a Roanoke Island African American family that has over 400 years of continuous service in the U.S. Life-Saving Service /U.S. Coast Guard, one of the longest records in Coast Guard history.
Outer Banks History Center
Festival Park, 1 27954 Manteo
Pea Island Cookhouse - Manteo Parks Department
Sir Walter Raleigh Street, 622 29954 Manteo
The Pea Island Cookhouse Museum is historically significant and distinctive as as it houses the only lifesaving station in the US to have been manned by an all-black crew.

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