Hull Lifesaving Museum in Hull, Massachusetts

Hull Lifesaving Museum in Hull, Massachusetts

Massachusetts has a rich maritime history and the Hull Lifesaving Museum recalls an important part of that history: recognizing the efforts of brave rescuers embarking to save lives at the mouth of Boston Harbor.  Housed in the former Point Allerton Life Saving Station, which opened in 1889, the museum honors those who risked their own lives to save others'. Joshua James was the station's first keeper and saved an estimated 500 lives after ships wrecked while entering Boston Harbor.  Heavy nort...

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