Wallis Sands State Beach

Wallis Sands State Beach is a small state park located on the Atlantic Ocean in the town of Rye, New Hampshire. The park offers swimming at a sandy beach with a bathhouse and picnicking. The Isles of Shoals are visible from the beach. The parking lot can accommodate about 500 cars. The park charges a $15 per car fee that covers the use of the facilities.[1]

Wallis Sands State Beach
Location in New Hampshire
Location1050 Ocean Blvd., Rye, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
Coordinates43°01′40″N 70°43′44″W
Elevation0 ft (0 m)
Governing bodyNew Hampshire Parks and Recreation
WebsiteWallis Sands State Beach

History

During the 19th century[2] and early 20th century,[3] Wallis Sands was a Life-Saving Station of the United States Life-Saving Service and subsequently was a station of the United States Coast Guard.[4] The station was discontinued around 1938.[5]

In July 2010, nearly 150 beachgoers and swimmers were stung here on the same day by a lion's mane jellyfish. Most were treated on site with vinegar, and several children were taken to a hospital. A lifeguard had pitchforked a 40-pound (18 kg) jellyfish – whose longest tentacle was 13 feet (4.0 m) – to try to drag it ashore and dispose of it; however, the dead jellyfish broke apart, releasing its nematocysts on the beach and stinging the crowd in the span of about 20 minutes.[6][7]

References
  1. NH State Parks, Wallis Sands State Beach
  2. President Benjamin Harrison; W. H. Michael, editor (1891), The Abridgment, 1891. Containing the annual message of the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress. 51st Congress, 2nd Session. With reports of departments and selections from accompanying papers., Washington: United States Government Printing Office, p. 80, OCLC 145402605.
  3. Ogden, Herbert Gouverneur; Ross, John; Graves, Herbert C.; U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (1903), United States Coast Pilot: Atlantic Coast: Section A., St. Croix River to Cape Cod, Washington: United States Government Printing Office, p. 26, OCLC 29093903.
  4. U.S. Coast Guard (1915), Annual report of the United States Coast Guard for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1915, Washington: United States Government Printing Office, p. 73, OCLC 21049242.
  5. U.S. Coast Guard History Program: Station Wallis Sands, New Hampshire, Coast Guard Station #13
  6. "Dead jellyfish stings about 150 beachgoers in New Hampshire". CNN. July 22, 2010.
  7. "How One Jellyfish Stung 100 People". Live Science. July 22, 2010.
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