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The Biscayne House of Refuge was typical of the houses of refuge in Florida. The Houses of Refuge in Florida were a series of stations operated by the United States Life Saving Service along the coast of Florida to rescue and shelter ship-wrecked sailors. Five houses were constructed on the east coast in 1876, with five more added in 1885 and 1886.
The House of Refuge at Gilbert's Bar, also known as Gilbert's Bar House of Refuge, the House of Refuge Museum, or simply the House of Refuge, is a historic building located at 301 S.E. MacArthur Boulevard, on Hutchinson Island east of Stuart, Florida. It is the oldest surviving building in Martin County.
Miracle Village (officially City of Refuge since 2014) [1] is a community on Muck City Road, about three miles (4.8 km) east of Pahokee, Florida, that serves as a haven for registered sex offenders. It is located within one of the most isolated and poorest parts of Palm Beach County .
The Red Cross said Thursday it is working to support 83,000 people who took refuge in Florida evacuation shelters. More than a dozen people have died in Milton’s path of destruction through ...
The next year, more stations were added to serve the Great Lakes and the Houses of Refuge in Florida. In 1878, the network of lifesaving stations were formally organized as a separate agency of the United States Department of the Treasury, called the Life-Saving Service. [2]
Fort Lauderdale House of Refuge: Fort Lauderdale: 1876 1930 Yes 4 7th 208 [243] Coast Guard Station Fort Myers Beach: Fort Myers: 1963 Active Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown [244] Gilbert's Bar House of Refuge: Stuart: 1876 1945 Yes 2 7th 207 [245] Indian River House of Refuge: Vero Beach: 1885 1 N/A [246] Indian River Inlet House of Refuge ...
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