Houses of Refuge in Florida
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Houses of Refuge in Florida
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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. There were also two life-saving stations built, one just south of the Jupiter Inlet, the other on the Gulf coast on Santa Rosa Island near Pensacola, Florida. A house of refuge was planned for the Marquesas Keys, but was never
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19th-century life-saving stations
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houses_of_Refuge_in_Florida
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2023-05-07T01:07:53Z
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