View of New Canal Coast Guard Station and Lighthouse

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This file appears in: New Canal Coast Guard Station
Black and white photo of wooden buildings along a waterfront. A tiered building is off to the right. The foreground on the right shows cement steps down to the water.

Notice the barracks to the left of the Lighthouse. Muster (roll call) would be conducted every morning outside, barring inclement weather, before the day began.

Photo courtesy of United States Coast Guard

This file appears in: New Canal Coast Guard Station

By Patrick Stephen
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