Lighthouse Board
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The Lighthouse Board was a U.S. federal agency in the 19th and early 20th centuries responsible for overseeing the construction, maintenance, and operation of lighthouses and other navigational aids along American coasts and waterways.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fifth Auditor of the Treasury (as lighthouse authority) | 1 |
| Lighthouse Board canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3312785 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lighthouse Board Context triple: [United States lighthouse districts, governedBy, Lighthouse Board]
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A.
Central Coast Lighthouse Keepers
Central Coast Lighthouse Keepers is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving, interpreting, and supporting historic lighthouses and maritime heritage along California’s central coast.
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B.
French Commission of Lighthouses
The French Commission of Lighthouses was a 19th-century governmental body responsible for overseeing the design, improvement, and standardization of lighthouse technology and coastal illumination in France.
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C.
Nauset Light Preservation Society
The Nauset Light Preservation Society is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving, maintaining, and promoting the historic Nauset Light lighthouse in Eastham, Massachusetts.
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D.
Northern Lighthouse Board (lighthouse and some land)
The Northern Lighthouse Board (lighthouse and some land) is the statutory authority responsible for operating and maintaining lighthouses and other marine navigation aids in Scotland and the Isle of Man.
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E.
Trinity House
Trinity House is a historic British maritime organization responsible for lighthouses, buoys, and the safety of navigation around the coasts of England, Wales, the Channel Islands, and Gibraltar.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lighthouse Board Target entity description: The Lighthouse Board was a U.S. federal agency in the 19th and early 20th centuries responsible for overseeing the construction, maintenance, and operation of lighthouses and other navigational aids along American coasts and waterways.
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A.
Central Coast Lighthouse Keepers
Central Coast Lighthouse Keepers is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving, interpreting, and supporting historic lighthouses and maritime heritage along California’s central coast.
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B.
French Commission of Lighthouses
The French Commission of Lighthouses was a 19th-century governmental body responsible for overseeing the design, improvement, and standardization of lighthouse technology and coastal illumination in France.
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C.
Nauset Light Preservation Society
The Nauset Light Preservation Society is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving, maintaining, and promoting the historic Nauset Light lighthouse in Eastham, Massachusetts.
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D.
Northern Lighthouse Board (lighthouse and some land)
The Northern Lighthouse Board (lighthouse and some land) is the statutory authority responsible for operating and maintaining lighthouses and other marine navigation aids in Scotland and the Isle of Man.
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E.
Trinity House
Trinity House is a historic British maritime organization responsible for lighthouses, buoys, and the safety of navigation around the coasts of England, Wales, the Channel Islands, and Gibraltar.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal agency
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maritime navigation authority ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | United States Lighthouse Board ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
American coasts
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Inland Waterway System of the United States ⓘ
surface form:
United States waterways
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| archivesAt |
National Archives and Records Administration
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surface form:
U.S. National Archives
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| composedOf |
Army engineers
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civilian scientists ⓘ naval officers ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dissolutionReason | reorganization of U.S. aids to navigation administration ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1910 ⓘ |
| field |
aids to navigation
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lighthouse administration ⓘ maritime navigation ⓘ |
| hasPart | U.S. lighthouse districts ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to improve safety of navigation
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to reduce shipwrecks along U.S. coasts ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| inception | 1852 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| locatedInTimePeriod |
19th century
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early 20th century ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Alexander Dallas Bache
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Joseph Henry ⓘ Rear Admiral William B. Shubrick ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | United States Department of the Treasury ⓘ |
| partOf | United States maritime safety system ⓘ |
| regulates |
placement of navigational aids
ⓘ
standards for lighthouse construction ⓘ standards for lighthouse lighting ⓘ |
| replacedBy | United States Lighthouse Service ⓘ |
| replaces |
Lighthouse Board
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Fifth Auditor of the Treasury (as lighthouse authority)
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| responsibleFor |
beacons
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buoys ⓘ construction of lighthouses ⓘ fog signals ⓘ lightships ⓘ maintenance of lighthouses ⓘ operation of lighthouses ⓘ other navigational aids ⓘ |
| significantContribution |
introduction of Fresnel lenses in U.S. lighthouses
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professionalization of lighthouse service ⓘ standardization of lighthouse equipment ⓘ systematic charting of aids to navigation ⓘ |
| significantEvent | reform of U.S. lighthouse system in the 1850s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lighthouse Board Description of subject: The Lighthouse Board was a U.S. federal agency in the 19th and early 20th centuries responsible for overseeing the construction, maintenance, and operation of lighthouses and other navigational aids along American coasts and waterways.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fifth Auditor of the Treasury (as lighthouse authority)