United States Revenue Cutter Service
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united-states-revenue-cutter-service-184-14838840
title:
United States Revenue Cutter Service
text:
The United States Revenue Cutter Service was established by an act of Congress (1 Stat. 175) on 4 August 1790 as the Revenue-Marine upon the recommendation of Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton to serve as an armed customs enforcement service. As time passed, the service gradually gained missions either voluntarily or by legislation, including those of a military nature. It was generally referred to as the Revenue-Marine until 31 July 1894, when it was officially renamed the Revenue Cu
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Precursor to the U.S. Coast Guard
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Revenue_Cutter_Service
date created:
2004-01-10T08:04:19Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T21:30:09Z
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13
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