United States Revenue Cutter Service
American
United States Revenue Cutter Service was established by the United States Congress as the Revenue-Marine to police smuggling and enforce tariff laws. - AsNotedIn
United States Revenue Cutter Service was established by the United States Congress as the Revenue-Marine to police smuggling and enforce tariff laws. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1790/08/04 | The United States Congress establishes the Revenue-Marine and the authorizes the construction of ten vessels to enforce tariff and trade laws and to prevent smuggling. | Established | |||||
| 1889/08/00 | Directed by Capt Michael Healy, a Rescue Station is built near Cape Smyth with a coal bunker wing by Capt Charles Stockton, Lt David Jarvis and carpenters from many of the whaling vessels using precut lumber brought in by the USS BEAR and USS THETIS. | Architect | USS BEAR Figurehead | Point Barrow Refuge Station | Utqiagvik | ||
| 1894/07/31 | The United States Congress renames the Revenue-Marine to the Revenue Cutter Service. | History | |||||
| 1915/01/28 | President Woodrow Wilson signs "An Act to create the Coast Guard by combining therein the existing Life-Saving Service and Revenue-Cutter Service". There are more than 270 stations serving the American coast. | End |
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