US COAST GUARD Etheridge nameboard

Photos of Coast Guard Cutter Richard Etheridge nameboard donated from the structure of the Etheridge family homestead in Manteo, N.C. Capt. Etheridge was the first African-American keeper of the Pea Island Life-Saving Station located on the northern half of Hatteras Island off the North Carolina coast where treacherous waters churn in the -Graveyard of the Atlantic.�?� U.S. Coast Guard photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Sarah Foster.