To Long Island locals, the Amagansett Life-Saving Station in East Hampton is a beloved landmark. From 1902 to 1946, members of the U.S. Coast Guard patrolled the Atlantic coastline from the station, which sits 30 feet above sea level, searching for shipwreck victims. Earlier this year, the cedar-shingled structure was opened to the public as a museum. (Residents already had been gathering there annually to reenact a foiled 1942 beach landing of Nazi spies.)
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