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Lifesaving Station No 3 Oswego 1883 Visit Highlights Dedication
Maritime historian Richard Palmer reviews the Oswego United States Lifesaving Station No 3 on the riverbank below Fort Ontario. The 1876 station, part of the Ninth District, houses three lifeboats and a mortar cart, with eight crewmen including Captain John Blackburn. Crew training covers lifeboat launches, life car drills, breeches buoy, rescues, and drowning-revival, with $50 monthly pay and survivor benefits, while guards, patrols, and practice setups ensure readiness for shipwrecks on Lake Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Palmer
Lake Ontario
U.S
Fort Ontario
Oswego Palladium
Navy
Oswego
United States
Lake Erie
Ohio River
Louisville
D.P. Dobbins
Buffalo
Palladium
John Blackburn
A. Smith
William Nelson
Fayette Walworth
Harry Smith
Dennis Morton
James Fitzgibbons
George Clement
John Ebert