Pea Island Lifesaving Station was the first station manned by an all black crew. Starting in 1880 and until it was decommissioned by the U.S. Coast Guard in 1947, the crew risked their lives to save victims and cargo along the Outer Banks. The restored cookhouse preserves the history of the station and of the brave men who served there through memorabilia, artifacts, relics and pictures depicting life in the Lifesaving Service.