Former Coast Guard Station
The first headquarters of the Cape Cod National Seashore.
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Former Coast Guard Station Details
Frequent shipwrecks off the Nauset shore led the U.S. Life Saving Service to establish one of its 13 Cape Cod stations here in 1872. The former Nauset Station gave the area its current name -- Coast Guard Beach. After the oceanfront station was decommissioned in 1959, it became the first headquarters of the Cape Cod National Seashore; today the white-and-red building houses a residential environmental-education facility.
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Coast Guard Beach
The spot where the Mayflower first made landfall in the New World in 1620.
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Coast Guard Beach
A permanent structure located by the shuttle bus stop and open seasonally.
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Coast Guard Beach
A popular swimming spot as well as one of the Cape's best spots for surfing.
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Outermost House
A famous beach cottage atop a sand dune in Eastham was a literary landmark but got swept out to sea.
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Doanne Rock Picnic Area
A small picnic area next to a massive glacial boulder.
