Station Sackets Harbor History

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Ninth District
Sector Buffalo
Station (Small) Sackets Harbor
Station Sackets Harbor History

Coast Guard Station (small) Sackets Harbor History

Coast Guard Station (small) Sackets Harbor was established in 1874 as U.S. Life Saving Service Station #1, under the name "Big Sandy." It was located 9.5 miles south of Stoney Point Light on the north side of Big Sandy Creek in Lake Ontario.