Moving the Old Harbor Life-Saving Station to Provincetown in 1977.
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Moving the Old Harbor Life-Saving Station to Provincetown in 1977.
Posted on March 12, 2012
Moving the Old Harbor Life-Saving Station to Provincetown in 1977.
Moving the 1898 Old Harbor Life Saving Station by Barge in 1977. In 1977-1978 the National Park Service rescued the Old Harbor Life-Saving Station from the encroaching ocean on Chatham’s outer beach. The station was built in 1898 and was one of thirteen life-saving stations on outer Cape Cod. The station was lifted by crane, in two sections, onto a barge and moved to Provincetown Harbor for the winter, 36 miles away. The following year the station was placed on a new foundation at Race Point Beach on the Cape Cod National Seashore and restored. Today the station serves as a museum on the U.S. Life Saving Service. This photo was taken on November 30, 1977 by M. Leo Tierney of the Boston Herald American. For this photo, books on the history of this station, and on Life-Saving Service history on Cape Cod and in other areas, check out our Life Saving Service page and our Cape Cod page. A great book is shown below. Mention this Blog page and receive a 10% discount on the price.
The station will be open in another month for visitors – well worth the trip to see the exhibits, not to mention some of the best outer beaches in the country. Also, take a look at the NPS Old Harbor Life-Saving Station web site.