Brazos Station Site

1879 in the process of erection; 1880 damaged in hurricane of August 11 and 12 1880, to be taken down and rebuilt; 1881 rebuilt by 9/30/1881; 1913 new station completed to take the place of one destroyed by hurricane of 10/16/1912 (USLSS Annual Reports). Sold to Brownsville Navigation District in 1958; Station Port Isabel is a descendent of this station (USCG Historian's Website); Station South Padre Island has had a life saving presence along the Gulf of Mexico for the last 83 years (since 1917?).?A lifesaving station was established on Boca Chica beach in 1918.?A hurricane destroyed the station on Boca Chica Beach before 1924. In 1924 the lifesaving station was moved to the southern end of South Padre Island to a building that was used for 50 years. The current station was constructed in 1974 which now houses the main office spaces and duty crew berthing. Though the old building is still standing, it is now used as an annex for the University of Texas-Brownsville/Texas Southmost College. In 1998 Station Port Isabel was renamed to Station South Padre Island reflecting the island name and the actual geographic location of the station (Station Website).