Coquina Beach Sunshades
October 9, 1956
October 9, 1956
July 4, 1957
July 26, 1957
October 1, 1957
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Submitted by Jami Lanier
Park Historian
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January 10, 2017
On March 13, 1956, the National Park Service awarded a construction contract for the Coquina Beach facilities to Daniels Building Supply and Shanaberger Lumber Company of Nags Head. They completed the project in October 1956. Closed during construction, Coquina Beach and its "ultra-modern designed sunshades" opened in the spring of 1957. The shelters withstood Hurricane Donna, the Ash Wednesday Storm, and many other storms that raked the Outer Banks in the late 1950s and 1960s, but over the long term, the laminated wood weathered poorly, and the entire structure was replaced in the early 1970s by other facilities.
---- Submitted by Jami Lanier Park Historian
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Last updated: January 10, 2017