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Coast Guard Helps 'Dig' at Life Saving Station

The local station lends manpower to a project to uncover the original design of the historic building.

The U.S. Coast Guard crew from Station Atlantic City and the seasonal station in Ocean City volunteered Wednesday to tear down drywall and rip up floors at the historic U.S. Life Saving Station 30 at Fourth Street and Atlantic Avenue.

The "archeological dig" was an attempt to learn more about the original design of the building, according to John Loeper, chairman of the nonprofit group restoring the building. The work was overseen by Watson & Henry Associates, the architectural firm contracted to plan the historic restoration.

Ryan McKenna, the Coast Guard executive petty officer in charge of the crew, said the effort was an attempt to help "preserve the history of our service as well as teach the young Coast Guard men and women about the history of the service."

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The life saving station operated in Ocean City from 1885 to 1915 and was a precursor to the modern Coast Guard. A nonprofit group is working to .


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