Grand Haven in Ottawa County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
U.S. Coast Guard Women's Reserve
"SPARS"
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 27, 2017
1. U.S. Coast Guard Women's Reserve Marker
”SPARS”
Created 23 Nov 1942 by Public Law 773
Signed by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, World II • Women. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #32 Franklin D. Roosevelt series list. A significant historical date for this entry is November 23, 1942.
Location. 43° 3.612′ N, 86° 14.313′ W. Marker is in Grand Haven, Michigan, in Ottawa County. It is on South Harbor Drive just north of Sherman Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Marker is embedded in the walkway beside the front entrance ramp at the U.S. Coast Guard Station. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 601 South Harbor Drive, Grand Haven MI 49417, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in West Michigan, specifically in Greater Grand Rapids, and in one of the Lake Michigan Shore counties. It is also in the American Midwest. Globally, it is in North America, on the Great Lakes, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hopley Yeaton (a few steps from this marker); Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Coast Guard Cutters on the Great Lakes (about 500 feet away); Shipwrecks and the Coast Guard / The Escanaba (about 500 feet away); To The Enlisted Men of the United States Coast Guard (about 600 feet away); Escanaba Park (about 600 feet away); In Memory of the Coast Guard Men and Women (about 600 feet away); Escanaba Memorial Park (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grand Haven.
Also see . . . United States Coast Guard (USCG) Women's Reserve. Wikipedia entry:
SPARS was the World War II women's branch of the USCG Reserve. It was established by the United States Congress and authorized the acceptance of women into the reserve as commissioned officers and at the enlisted level, for the duration of the war plus six months. Its purpose was to release officers and men for sea duty and to replace them with women at shore
Photographed by Larry Gertner
2. SPARS: The Coast Guard & the Women's Reserve in World War II
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3. U.S. Coast Guard Women's Reserve Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 8, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 28, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 217 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 28, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 2. submitted on March 8, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on July 28, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
