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New Jersey and the United States Coast Guard
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Some other significant facts about New Jersey and the U . S . Coast Guard :
· Federally funded life-saving stations were along Cape May County ’ s shores as early as 1849 . Some of these , including Ocean City ’ s 1885 Life Saving Station 30 , are still standing and operate as museums or civic buildings .
· In the 1920 ’ s , the Coast Guard patrolled the waters of the Jersey Coast to foil rumrunners during Prohibition .
· The first permanent Coast Guard Air Station is in Cape May , New Jersey , and was founded in 1926 .
· During World War II , the Coast Guard Mounted Beach Patrol rode the beaches of Cape May County ’ s barrier islands on horseback , as well as walked the sandy beaches with German Shepherds to watch for German U- boats .
· The only Coast Guard Uniform Distribution Center is in Woodbine , NJ , Cape May County . This center ships uniforms , medals , ribbons and accessories all over the world .
· Sewell ’ s Point , the large expanse of oceanfront land where the 350-acre TRACEN ( Training Center ) is now located , was once the site of an amusement park , and was shared with the U . S . Navy from 1924-1946 .
· The oldest Coast Guard boat station is in Sandy Hook , NJ . New Jersey has the most surviving Life Saving Stations in the United States . This includes the one built at Spermaceti Cove in 1849 .
· The World War II-era Cutter Tamaroa , which played a key role in the rescue effort documented in The Perfect Storm was sunk in 2016 to help create an artificial reef barrier off the coast of Cape May . The site is about 30 miles offshore .
· Air Station Atlantic City became operational in May 1998 . It is located at the William J . Hughes Federal Aviation Administration Tech Center at AC International Airport . This station serves as a base for USCG helicopters frequently seen along the Southern Jersey coastline and Delaware Bay .
Photos : Life Saving Station 30 Ocean City New Jersey ( Photo courtesy US Life-Saving Station 30 Facebook Page ) William A Newell ( Unknown author-public domain ) Toms River Life Saving Station in 1898 . ( Photo courtesy of Norman McClure of Toms River ) Training Center Cape May ( Photo courtesy uscg . mil )