United States Lighthouse Board
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The United States Lighthouse Board was a 19th-century federal agency that modernized and oversaw the construction, maintenance, and operation of lighthouses and other navigational aids along U.S. coasts and waterways.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal agency
ⓘ
maritime navigation authority ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
U.S. coasts
ⓘ
U.S. waterways ⓘ |
| composedOf |
army engineers
ⓘ
civilian scientists ⓘ naval officers ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| field |
aids to navigation
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lighthouse administration ⓘ maritime navigation ⓘ |
| foundedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| goal |
improve reliability of navigational aids
ⓘ
reduce shipwrecks along U.S. coasts ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
centralized U.S. lighthouse administration
ⓘ
professionalized lighthouse engineering in the United States ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| mainFunction |
construction of lighthouses
ⓘ
maintenance of lighthouses ⓘ management of navigational aids ⓘ modernization of lighthouses ⓘ operation of lighthouses ⓘ oversight of buoys and beacons ⓘ oversight of lightships ⓘ standardization of lighthouse technology ⓘ |
| notableContribution |
development of standardized lighthouse plans
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expansion of lighthouse network along U.S. coasts ⓘ introduction of Fresnel lenses in U.S. lighthouses ⓘ systematic classification of lighthouse lights ⓘ |
| oversaw |
lighthouse districts
ⓘ
lighthouse keepers ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | United States Department of the Treasury ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. maritime safety system ⓘ |
| regulates |
placement of navigational aids
ⓘ
standards for lighthouse illumination ⓘ |
| replaced |
United States Lighthouse Service
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Lighthouse Establishment
|
| replacedBy | United States Lighthouse Service ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
inspection of lighthouse districts
ⓘ
safety of maritime navigation near U.S. shores ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| usedTechnology |
Fresnel lens
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buoys ⓘ fog signals ⓘ lightships ⓘ |
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