United States. Bureau of Light-Houses
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System number
987007340650905171
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Name (Latin)
United States. Bureau of Light-Houses
Other forms of name
United States. Bureau of Lighthouses
United States. Department of Commerce and Labor. Bureau of Light-Houses
United States. Department of Commerce. Bureau of Light-Houses
United States. Light-Houses, Bureau of
Start period
1910
End period
1939
Biographical or Historical Data
Est. 1910, superseding the Light-House Board
Absorbed by the Coast Guard in 1939.
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Sources of Information
- Information from 678 field, converted June 9, 2015(Est. 1910, superseding the Light-House Board; Absorbed by the Coast Guard in 1939)
- The Lighthouse Service and the Great War, 2013:p. 3 (The Bureau of Lighthouses; continued until 1939)
- LC manual auth. cd.(hdg.: United States. Bureau of Light-Houses; in 1915 Revenue-Cutter Service (estab. 1790) and Life-Saving Service (estab. 1878) were consolidated to form the Coast Guard; in 1910 Light-House Board (estab. 1852) was superseded by Bureau of Light-Houses (formerly Lighthouse Service, estab. 1789); in 1939 bureau was absorbed by U.S. Coast Guard)
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Seal of the United States Lighthouse Service
United States Lighthouse Service, Public domain
Wikipedia description:
The United States Lighthouse Service, also known as the Bureau of Lighthouses, was the agency of the United States government and the general lighthouse authority for the United States from the time of its creation in 1910 as the successor of the United States Lighthouse Board until 1939, when it was merged into the United States Coast Guard. It was responsible for the maintenance of all lighthouses and lightvessels in the United States.
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