With its two stations and five outbuildings, Chicamacomico
(pronounced chik a ma COM i co) is the most complete site of
remaining life-saving stations in North Carolina and one of the
nation’s most complete sites. This site is located on Hatteras
Island in the village of Rodanthe on the Outer Banks of North
Carolina.
Our fifth annual “American Heroes Day” was the biggest and best
yet. Over 600 people officially attended, although many more
joined events on the beach. It was a very successful fundraiser
for the nonprofit Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station Historic
Site & Museum which generates its own funding through
admission
tickets, gift shop sales and events like this. Equally important
were the smiles, laughter, conversations, learning and
appreciation that was going on all over the seven acre site all
day long.
Caption:
US Coast Guard Jayhawk rescue helicopter from US Coast Guard Air
Station Elizabeth City lowers basket to 47 foot motor life boat
from US Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet in one of many
exciting, daring, dramatic, and precision maneuvers as part of
Chicamacomico's "American Heroes Day."
August
15th, 2010
Our
fifth annual “American Heroes Day” was the biggest and best yet.
Over 600 people officially attended, although many more joined
events on the beach. It was a very successful fundraiser for
the nonprofit Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station Historic Site &
Museum which generates its own funding through admission
tickets, gift shop sales and events like this. Equally important
were the smiles, laughter, conversations, learning and
appreciation that was going on all over the seven acre site all
day long.
Sara Zimmerman, representing the Currituck Lighthouse table and
display, summed it up this way: The event was well organized and
the speaker (Capt. Anthony Popiel, USCG Commander Sector North
Carolina) was great. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The beach rescue
was great.”
The
SAR Demo (Search and Rescue Demonstration) done by the Coast
Guard was more than spectacular. The HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter
from USCG Air Station Elizabeth City hovered over the ocean for
30 minutes and engaged in dramatic maneuvers with the 47 foot
motor life boat from USCG Station Oregon Inlet. The large crowd
was delighted and frequently let out spontaneous applause,
cheers and thumbs ups. Many of our visitors told me how
impressed they were with the demo. ->
Article
July 26th, 2010
CHICAMACOMICO’S 5TH ANNUAL “AMERICAN HEROES DAY” 2010 Byline: James Charlet Photo Title: “SAR” Demo Returns to Chicamacomico “Heroes Day”
The
Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station Museum Complex will be holding
its fifth annual “American Heroes Day” on Thursday, August 5,
2010 from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM in the village of Rodanthe on
Hatteras Island.
Chicamacomico was part of the United States Life-Saving Service
(USLSS) and was the first station built in North Carolina. The
original station, dating from 1874, is still on the site as one
of eight buildings belonging to the Chicamacomico Historical
Association. The men of the United States Life-Saving Service
(1871-1915) were the original rescue heroes, the “storm
warriors” who made dramatic and heroic rescues of shipwreck
victims whose lives were in peril from the sea. In their
history, nation-wide, the USLSS’s men responded to over 178,000
lives in peril from the sea, of which they saved over 177,000!
This is a startling rate of success of 99.2%, while their own
loss of life, usually under the worst possible conditions, was
less than one per cent! Heroes indeed. In 1915, this service
merged with the US Revenue Cutter Service to form the United
States Coast Guard who routinely continues this tradition of
heroism. ->
Article
August
15th, 2010
The
SAR Demo (Search and Rescue Demonstration) done by the Coast
Guard was more than spectacular. The HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter
from USCG Air Station Elizabeth City hovered over the ocean for
30 minutes and engaged in dramatic maneuvers with the 47 foot
motor life boat from USCG Station Oregon Inlet. The large crowd
was delighted and frequently let out spontaneous applause,
cheers and thumbs ups. Many of our visitors told me how
impressed they were with the demo. ->
The
Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station Museum Complex will be holding
its fifth annual “American Heroes Day” on Thursday, August 5,
2010 from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM in the village of Rodanthe on
Hatteras Island.
