Remembering our past

DATE: June 11, 2008 10:37:14 PST

"Point Adams Sta. Boat House Launching Station No. 311."
Postcard photo stamped: "SUPT. OF CONSTRUCTION & REPAIR
OCT 23 1916"; stamped in bottom right corner: "Down the
Columbia River by House Boat: From Goodrich Synder
Travelogue." Note that the MLB is named "DREADNAUGHT."
(Photo courtesy of Coast Guard Historian's Office)

The Coast Guard Historian's Office is a great asset for anyone who would like to learn more about the Coast Guard. They provide everything from photographs to artifacts.

They have provided information and statistics for the Coast Guard Pacific Northwest Podcasts, in which they have played a huge role in the "Totally Random Facts" segments.

Some of the features on the historian's office website include Today in Coast Guard History, Coast Guard Museum, Heroes, Historic Documents and For Teachers and Kids area, just to name of few.

The Coast Guard Historian's Office is located in Washington D.C. and can be contacted by calling 202-372-4651, sending an e-mail through their questionnaire on their website at http://www.uscg.mil/history/questions/questions1.htm, or writing to;

Historian's Office (CG-09224)
U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters
2100 Second Street, SW
Washington, DC 20593-0001

Posted by Petty Officer Kelly Parker, D13 Public Affairs

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