Martin Digital History

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  • Charles Arbogast with his sons, Charles "Ben" Jr. (on right) and Middleton. Poor quality copy.
  • Portrait of Charles B. Arbogast in naval uniform. Arbogast enlisted in the Naval Air Corps. in 1917 and was honorably discharged in 1919. Poor quality copy.
  • Portrait of Charles B. Arbogast. Arbogast founded the C. B. Arbogast Real Estate and Insurance agency of Stuart. He was also instrumental in securing several large tracts of land for public recreational use in Martin County including the Jensen and Stuart public beaches and land around the House of Refuge. Arbogast also contributed to the growth of Martin County as a developer and early advocate for property values in the area. Poor quality copy.
  • Charles Culpepper stands in a boat near Gilbert's Bar. Culpepper was appointed officer in charge of the Gilbert's Bar coast guard station in 1930 and again in 1940.
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  • Portrait of Charles "Theo" Tyndall. Tyndall's parents were early Sewall's Point settlers. He entered military service with his brother, Frank Tyndall in 1917. Theo Tyndall served as a military engineer until being discharged in 1919. Theo went on to serve as a town clerk for the city of Jensen during the 1920s before moving to the West Palm Beach area during the 1930s.
  • U.S. Coast Guard station with wrap around porch.

    Published in Sandra Thurlow's book, US Life-saving Service, with the caption: "The hatches are open in this photograph of Chester Shoal Coast Guard Station No. 204. Roof hatches, rather then windows, were installed on two former houses of refuge: Chester Shoal and Indian River Inlet Coast Guard Station No. 206."

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  • The Chester Shoal House of Refuge was one of eight houses of refuge in operation in Florida when the U.S. Coast Guard was created in 1915 from the merger of the U.S. Life-Saving Service and the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service.

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  • The Chester Shoal House of Refuge was one of eight houses of refuge in operation in Florida when the U.S. Coast Guard was created in 1915 from the merger of the U.S. Life-Saving Service and the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service.

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  • Colorized postcard image with child holding a pineapple and standing amongst rows of pineapple plants.
  • Group of children holding ribbons on a maypole. Swing set and small building in background.
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