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Service (estab. 1878) were consolidated to form the Coast Guard; in 1910 Light-House Board (estab. 1852) was superseded by Bureau of Light-Houses (formerly Lighthouse Service, estab. 1789); in 1939 bureau was absorbed by U.S. Coast Guard)