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Annie Stewart Quarterman with two pet birds, c. 1930
Annie Stewart Quarterman holds two pet birds while standing in front of a tall plant or tree at the US Coast Guard Station No. 204, formerly Chester Shoal House of Refuge.
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George Quarterman in uniform, c. 1930
Published in Sandra Thurlow's book, US Life-saving Service, with the caption: "George Quarterman stands in front of the former Chester Shoal House of Refuge when it was US Coast Guard Station No. 204. He took charge after his uncle Orlando Quarterman's retirement. Orlando was the only keeper of Chester Shoal House of Refuge. Both he and George's father, William George Quarterman, married sisters who were the daughters of Mills Olcott Burnham, keeper of the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse."
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House of Refuge, c. 1920
The House of Refuge in Stuart, photographed from the rocks at Gilbert's Bar. According to Sandra Thurlow's book, Gilbert's Bar House of Refuge - Home of History, this is the only known image of a lookout tower at the south end of the station, which was destroyed in the 1933 hurricane.
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Annie Stewart Quarterman with two pet birds, c. 1930
Published in Sandra Thurlow's book, US Life-saving Service, with the caption: "Annie Stewart Quarterman stands in front of US Coast Guard Station No. 204, the former Chester Shoal House of Refuge, where Quartermans served through the years. She exemplifies the intertwining of pioneer families who served at houses of refuge/Coast Guard stations and the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse. Her Houston relatives were house of refuge keepers, and her husband's grandfather was keeper of the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse.
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Fish houses, c. 1915
Boats on the water near three wooden buildings, likely fish houses.
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Building and marina, c. 1915
Boats in a marina and large building with watch tower. Unknown location.
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Chester Shoal House of Refuge, c. 1915
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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Coast Guard station, c. 1930
Man stands in front of the Flagler Beach Coast Guard station. Originally called the Smith's Creek station, later the Bulow station, it was first established in 1886 and renamed again to the Flagler Beach Coast Guard Station No. 202 from 1930 until closing in 1940.
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Boat at shore, 1926
Group on a boat tied to a shore, 13 March 1926, at the treasure hunt event held at the newly established River Forest real estate development near Stuart (in Halpatiokee Regional Park in 2026).
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Treasure hunt gathering, 1926
Large gathering of people for a "treasure hunt" on Treasure Island (in Halpatiokee Regional Park in 2026), 13 March 1926, at the newly established River Forest real estate development near Stuart. Several hold shovels, ready to search for the treasure buried by the River Forest Land Syndicate, the sponsors of the event and owners of the real estate property.
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