This article contains a list of United States Coast Guard stations in the
United States within the
United States Coast Guard's
nine districts. There are currently many stations located throughout the country along the shores of the
Atlantic Ocean,
Gulf of Mexico,
Pacific Ocean and
Great Lakes. Although many of the stations have been located on shore, floating stations have been based on the
Ohio River
The Ohio River is a long river in the United States. It is located at the boundary of the Midwestern and Southern United States, flowing southwesterly from western Pennsylvania to its mouth on the Mississippi River at the southern tip of Illino ...
and
Dorchester Bay.
Many of the stations listed date from the 1800s, during the existence of the
United States Life-Saving Service. Development of stations were started with the 1848 signing of the
Newell Act
The United States Life-Saving ServiceDespite the lack of hyphen in its insignia, the agency itself is hyphenated in government documents including: and was a United States government agency that grew out of private and local humanitarian effort ...
. This act allowed
Congress to appropriate $10,000 to established unmanned life-saving stations along the
New Jersey coast south of
New York Harbor
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and to provide "
surf boat
A surfboat (or surf boat) is an oar-driven boat designed to enter the ocean from the beach in heavy surf or severe waves. It is often used in lifesaving or rescue missions where the most expedient access to victims is directly from the beach.
...
, rockets,
carronade
A carronade is a short, smoothbore, cast-iron cannon which was used by the Royal Navy. It was first produced by the Carron Company, an ironworks in Falkirk, Scotland, and was used from the mid-18th century to the mid-19th century. Its main func ...
s and other necessary apparatus for the better preservation of life and property from shipwreck ... ." During that same year, the
Massachusetts Humane Society received funds from Congress for life-saving stations on the
Massachusetts coastline. Over the next six years, further stations were built, although they were loosely managed.
The advent of
air stations
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beginning in 1920 meant that some stations would become obsolete, as air coverage and improved technology were better able to supplement the rescue of mariners in remote regions. With early air stations using aircraft that could land on water, boat and air stations could work together to make sure that maximum help could be provided in time of need.
First District
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth District
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
Washington, D.C.
Virginia
North Carolina
Seventh District
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Puerto Rico
Eighth District
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Kentucky
Ninth District
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Eleventh District
California
Thirteenth District
Oregon
Washington
Fourteenth District
Hawaii
Guam
Seventeenth District
Alaska
See also
*
List of United States military bases
*
United States Coast Guard Air Stations
References
External links
Life-Saving Service & Coast Guard Stations: Historic Small Boat & Other Shore Stations
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Stations
Station may refer to:
Agriculture
* Station (Australian agriculture), a large Australian landholding used for livestock production
* Station (New Zealand agriculture), a large New Zealand farm used for grazing by sheep and cattle
** Cattle statio ...
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Coast G
.