United States Coast Guard Station South Padre Island is a large-sized Search & Rescue

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station home to the Aids to Navigation Team (ANT) South Padre Island, and the cutter USCGC ALLIGATOR (WPB-87372). It belongs to the United States Coast Guard 8th District, Sector Corpus Christi.

History

The Coast Guard has a long presence on

South Padre Island South Padre Island is a barrier island in the U.S. state of Texas. The remote landform is located in Cameron County, Willacy County, and accessible by the Queen Isabella Causeway. South Padre Island was formed when the creation of the Port Mans ...

. The original station, named Brazos Santiago, was established in 1881. A lifesaving station was established in 1918 on

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named Station Brazos. A new location was opened in 1923 on the southern end of South Padre Island to a building that was used for 50 years. The current station was constructed in 1974, which houses the main office spaces and duty crew berthing. In 1998 the station was named Coast Guard Station South Padre Island reflecting on the island geographic location of the station.

References

http://www.uscg.mil/d8/d8units.asp
Destination South Padre Island
United States Coast Guard stations Military facilities in Texas {{USCG-stub