U.S. Coast Guard Historic District | |
 Lifesaving station and quarters, March 2015 | |
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| Location | Ion Ave. between Station 18 and Station 18 1/2, Sullivan's Island, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 32°45′27″N 79°50′33″W / 32.75750°N 79.84250°W |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | 1919 |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001703[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 19, 1973 |
U.S. Coast Guard Historic District is a national historic district located at Sullivan's Island, Charleston County, South Carolina. The district encompasses three contributing buildings and one contributing structure on Sullivan's Island. The property was established as a life saving station in 1891. The district contains the station house/administration building (c. 1891), boathouse (c. 1891), garage (c. 1938), and signal tower (c. 1938), which are laid out in an L-shaped court loosely organized around the bunker/sighting station (c. 1898). Also on the property is the non-contributing Charleston Light (ca. 1962).[2][3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
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[ Castillo ] Fireman Heriberto Hernandez saved two officers lives while on an intelligence gathering patrol on a river in Vietnam. [ Petrak ] He was mortally wounded while navigating his boat through enemy fire. [ Espinoza ] Because of his bravery he was awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. [ Reynoso ] Heroes like Hernandez exist throughout the Coast Guard [ Flores ] And we need your help rediscovering and honoring them. [ Pacheco ] As Coast Guardsmen we honor our history. [ Petrak ] It inspires us. [ Flores ] Defines who we are and what we stand for. [ Pacheco ] However, our history is not complete. [ Castillo ] Project Hernandez is a field initiative, supported by headquarters to rediscover the tremendous accomplishments of Latinos in the Coast Guard. The project was named after Heriberto Hernandez and his brother Hector who joined the Coast Guard to fight in Vietnam after Heriberto was killed there. [ Espinoza ] Please send all of your memories, stories and photographs of heroic Latinos, past and present. [ Castillo ] To the Atlantic Area historian Dr. Bill Thiesen. so you may help us complete our brilliant history. [ Petrak ] So you may help us complete our brilliant history. [ Reynoso ] Para que nos ayudes a completar nuestra historia brillante.
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Elias B. Bull and Carol Stevens (January 1973). "U.S. Coast Guard Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
- ^ "U.S. Coast Guard Historic District, Charleston County (Ion Ave., Sullivan's Island)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved August 1, 2014. and accompanying map.
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