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| America's maritime heritage... | |||
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is about the people and communities that built ships, shipped goods, sailed ships, kept lights, rescued wrecks, fished waters, and kept the sea lanes open | ||
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is about the use of waterways for commerce, transportation, defense, and recreation | ||
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is about the traditions and skills, arts and crafts, artifacts and documents, and buildings, structures, and vessels that reflect our past maritime endeavors | ||
| ...is what we help to interpret and preserve. (more) | |||
| MARITIME HERITAGE HIGHLIGHTS | |
The resolution authorized and requested that the President annually issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe National Maritime Day each May 22. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt issued the first proclamation in 1933 and each subsequent President has done the same. Special commemorations of the day were not uncommon throughout the 1940s honoring the men and women who worked in the shipyards and factories building the "emergency fleet" as well as those seaman who had lost their lives in the line of duty. To view Presidential proclamations and other information on National Maritime Day or the history of the steamship Savannah, check out these sites: U.S. Maritime Service Veterans - National Maritime Day and Other Resolutions, Proclamations, Speeches and Commemorations MARAD - Education (Maritime History) Historic Speedwell Inc. - The S.S. Savannah |
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