U.S. Lifesaving Station collection, 1879-1933.

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U.S. Lifesaving Station collection, 1879-1933.

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Ledgers, receipts, correspondence, and other documents of/or relating to the U.S. Life-Saving Service station at Islesford (Little Cranberry Island), Me., which was built in 1879 as Little Cranberry Island Station. In 1883 the name was changed to Cranberry Isles Life Saving Station and in 1902 to Cranberry Island Station #5. In 1915 the U.S. Life-Saving Service consolidated with the Revenue-Cutter Service to form the U.S. Coast Guard. The station existed until 1946 when it merged into the U.S.C.G. depot at Southwest Harbor, Me., the building remaining today as a private summer home.

1 linear ft. (ca. 1600 items)

Acadia National Park, William Sawtelle Collections and Research Center

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