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Historic Life-Saving Stations to Visit in Massachusetts

 

1. Cahoons Hollow Life-Saving Station

Location: Cape Cod
Nearest city: Wellfleet
Owner: Private owner
Current use: Restaurant
Public phone: 508-349-6055

2. Gurnet Point Life-Saving Station

Location: Off Duxbury
Nearest city: Duxbury
Owner: Private owner
Current use: Summer residence

3. Nantucket Life-Saving Station (replica)

Location: Nantucket Island
Nearest city: Nantucket
Owner: Nantucket Life-Saving Museum
Current use: Museum
Public phone: 508-228-2505

4. Old Harbor Life-Saving Station

Location: Race Point Beach/Cape Cod
Nearest city: Provincetown
Owner: National Park Service/Cape Cod National Seashore
Current use: Park exhibit
Public phone: 508-349-3785

5. Pamet River Lifeboat Station

Location: Cape Cod
Nearest city: Truro
Owner: Hostelling International USA
Current use: Youth hostel
Public phone: 508-349-3889

6. Point Allerton Life-Saving Station

Location: Boston Harbor Mouth
Nearest city: Hull
Owner: Town of Hull
Current use: Museum
Public phone: 781-925-5433

7. Surfside Life-Saving Station

Location: Southern tip of Nantucket Island
Nearest city: Nantucket
Owner: Hostelling International USA
Current use: Youth hostel
Public phone: 503-228-0433

 

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