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This article contains a list of United States Coast Guard stations in the
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within the
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's nine districts. There are currently many stations located throughout the country along the shores of the
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,
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and
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. Although many of the stations have been located on shore, floating stations have been based on the
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and Dorchester Bay. Many of the stations listed date from the 1800s, during the existence of the
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. Development of stations were started with the 1848 signing of the
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. This act allowed
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to appropriate $10,000 to established unmanned life-saving stations along the
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coast south of
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and to provide "
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s and other necessary apparatus for the better preservation of life and property from shipwreck ... ." During that same year, the
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received funds from Congress for life-saving stations on the
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coastline. Over the next six years, further stations were built, although they were loosely managed. The advent of air stations 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

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List of United States military bases This is a list of military installations owned or used by the United States Armed Forces currently located in the United States and around the world. This list details only current or recently closed facilities; some defunct facilities are f ...
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United States Coast Guard Air Stations A Coast Guard Air Station (abbreviated as CGAS or AirSta) provides aviation support for the United States Coast Guard. The Coast Guard operates approximately 210 aircraft from 24 Coast Guard Air Stations in the United States. Fixed-wing aircraf ...


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