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U.S. Coast Guard History
Articles, Information &
Downloadable Files
![The cutter Rush at Sitka, Alaska, in 1901](img/Rush1901sm.jpg)
The Revenue Cutter Rush fires a
salute on Independence Day, 1901 at Sitka
Website Directory:
![A photo of 2nd Lieutenant James. A. Alger, USRCS, 1907](img/USRCSofficer1sm.jpg)
Overview Histories:
- Coast
Guard History: An
illustrated narrative history of the U.S. Coast Guard [html
file] [pdf file]
- History
of the Revenue Marine: An article by Lieutenant Worth G. Ross
(who later became Commandant) entitled: "Our Coast Guard: A Brief
History of the United States Revenue Marine Service", Harper's
New Monthly Magazine, from November 1886.
General Histories (by region, missions, etc.):
Post-DHS Publications & History: