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The revenue cutter captains were similarly tired of Conradi’s inaction.
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David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Dec. 2022
The captain of an inbound steamer, the Ewing, a revenue cutter approaching the bay, gave this account to The Sun of the quake’s strike.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com, 26 Aug. 2021
Tape also read a ship log from a U.S. revenue cutter that was anchored in Kodiak harbor on Oct. 9, 1900.
—Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Mar. 2021
On this date in: The U.S. Coast Guard had its beginnings as President George Washington signed a measure authorizing a group of revenue cutters to enforce tariff and trade laws and prevent smuggling.
—Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati.com, 4 Aug. 2019
In 1790, the Coast Guard had its beginnings as President Washington signed a measure authorizing a group of revenue cutters to enforce tariff and trade laws and prevent smuggling.
—BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2019
The Coast Guard's presence in New York has evolved considerably from the original revenue cutters.
—CBS News, 26 May 2018
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David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Dec. 2022
The captain of an inbound steamer, the Ewing, a revenue cutter approaching the bay, gave this account to The Sun of the quake’s strike.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com, 26 Aug. 2021
Tape also read a ship log from a U.S. revenue cutter that was anchored in Kodiak harbor on Oct. 9, 1900.
—Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Mar. 2021
On this date in: The U.S. Coast Guard had its beginnings as President George Washington signed a measure authorizing a group of revenue cutters to enforce tariff and trade laws and prevent smuggling.
—Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati.com, 4 Aug. 2019
In 1790, the Coast Guard had its beginnings as President Washington signed a measure authorizing a group of revenue cutters to enforce tariff and trade laws and prevent smuggling.
—BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2019
The Coast Guard's presence in New York has evolved considerably from the original revenue cutters.
—CBS News, 26 May 2018
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“Revenue cutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revenue%20cutter. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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