An Iconic Coast Guard Station Torn Down in 2004
The original Coast Guard Station was a pier station built on the Jenk’s company dock in 1910 and incorporated a 50-foot lookout tower. The station seen in this picture was built on a concrete foundation 300 yards offshore in 1935. During World War II, the Harbor Beach Station was used as a Coast Guard training facility The pier station was closed in 1987, and the Coast Guard moved to new facilities on-shore.
Despite attempts to preserve the structure and the pier the station was torn down in 2004.
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My great-grandfather, William Small, served at that station. In his writings he refers to the Coast Guard as The Life Saving Service and to Harbor Beach as Sand Beach. Thanks for posting. I’ll try to dig up his account of a big storm in 1913 (I think) and the wreck of the St Clair.
Hi Joe, That would be a great addition to the story. His writings must be before the 1930s.
Very interesting post! I love to look at old photographs.