U.S. Life Saving Service Links
U.S.
Life-Saving Service Heritage Association
U.S. Life-Saving Service Heritage Association
provides communication among preservation-minded individuals and
organizations with an interest in the U.S. Life-Saving Service. Members
receive an information-packed quarterly magazine,
Wreck & Rescue, and also a quarterly
newsletter, Life Lines, to update its readers on matters between
issues of the quarterly journal. The group's mission is to preserve the
stations, history, boats, and equipment of the US Life-Saving Service and
U.S. Coast Guard.
U.S. Life-Saving History at Night Beacon
A private website devoted to lighthouses,
lightships and the U.S. Life Saving Service.
History of the
U.S. Life Saving Service
Prepared by Dr. Dennis L. Noble, from the U.S. Coast Guard
website.
U.S. Life-Saving Service Stations
List of U.S. Life-Saving Service Stations, with basic data, from the U.S.
Coast Guard website.
Museums
The Old Coast
Guard Station, Virginia Beach, Virginia
The Old Coast Guard Station is
housed in a 1903 Life-Saving / Coast Guard Station. There are two floors of
exhibits. The old boat room, the Lower Gallery, tells the story of the
Life-Saving Service. Exhibits show rescue equipment and methods. The Old
Coast Guard Station's educational programs include the Standards of Learning
for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Michigan Maritime Museum
Experience the rich maritime heritage of the Great
Lakes States by visiting Michigan's most distinguished institution of
maritime research, preservation, and education. The Michigan Maritime Museum
has a particularly strong collection on life-saving stations and lighthouses
the dotted the state's extensive coastline.
Boy Scouts of America
Boy Scouts of America,
National Capital Area Council
The National Capital Area Council, BSA is currently one of the 300
plus local councils chartered by the National Council, Boy Scouts of
America. It is a class 200 council, (one of the largest) and is
geographically comprised of ten counties in Northern Virginia, six counties
in Maryland, and the District of Columbia.
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