Type Coast Guard Station In use 1952-Present | Open tothe public No | |
Currentcommander Senior Chief (BM) Robert J. Riemer, USCG Similar Coast Guard Station S, Lawrence Light Guard Ar, Coast Guard Station C, Water Shops Armory, Coast Guard Station M | ||
United States Coast Guard Station Menemsha is a United States Coast Guard station located in Menemsha, Massachusetts, within the town of Chilmark.
The United States Life-Saving Service (a forerunner to the Coast Guard) established a station at Gay Head in 1895. In 1952, the Coast Guard station located at Cuttyhunk was moved by barge to Menemsha, replacing the Gay Head station. The station was not renamed Menemsha, however, until 1974.
In July 2010, a fire destroyed the boat house as well as damaged other buildings and the dock at the station.
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