Winter Speaker Series – United States Life-Saving Service

Join Historic Lewes’ Ryan Schwartz and Dawson Gehrke as they explore the United States Life-Saving Service, the predecessor of the modern-day Coast Guard, and its longstanding connection to Lewes. This 45-minute presentation with following Q & A will explore the origins of the organization following the American Civil War, how it came to Lewes, and how the local surf-men and their keeper used the latest technology of the age to save lives in peril on the sea. It is a story of public service, innovation, courage, and selflessness, kept alive today in our community by the collaboration of Historic Lewes and the Lightship Overfalls.