Maritime Grand Haven:
Subtitle: Coast Guard City USA (Images of America)
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Arcadia   Publishing
Published: April 5, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780738539843
Subjects: United States - State & Local - Midwest; Military - United States; History - U.S.; History; History: American; United States - State & Local - General; Military - Naval; History / United States / General; MI; Grand Haven; Lifesaving stations; Michigan; Pictorial works; Shipping; Ships
First sentence: Although local and volunteer lifesaving units began to appear along the extensive coastal areas ot the United States as early as 1807, it was not until 1871 that Congress established a Revenue Marine Bureau as part ot the Treasury Department.