United States lighthouse districts
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The United States lighthouse districts were regional administrative divisions used to manage, maintain, and oversee lighthouses and other navigational aids along U.S. coasts and waterways.
Aliases (2)
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative division
→
maritime administration system → |
| appliesTo |
buoys
→
fog signals → lighthouses → lightships → other navigational aids → |
| appliesToArea |
Atlantic coast of the United States
→
Great Lakes → Gulf of Mexico coast → Pacific coast of the United States → major U.S. rivers and inland waterways → |
| basedOn |
geographic coastline segmentation
→
navigational traffic patterns → |
| country |
United States
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| documentedIn |
United States Lighthouse Service records
→
annual reports of the Lighthouse Board → |
| endTime |
20th century
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| followedBy |
United States Coast Guard aids to navigation organization
→
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| governedBy |
Lighthouse Board
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| hasJurisdictionOver |
federal aids to navigation in assigned region
→
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| hasLegalStatus |
federal administrative structure
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| hasNumberOfSubdivisions |
12
→
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| hasPurpose |
centralized record-keeping for aids to navigation
→
efficient allocation of maintenance resources → standardization of lighthouse operations → |
| hasSubdivisionsCalled |
lighthouse districts
→
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| operatedBy |
United States Department of Commerce
→
United States Department of the Treasury → |
| partOf |
United States Lighthouse Service
→
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| precededBy |
individual port-based lighthouse administration
→
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| regulates |
characteristics of lights and signals
→
construction of new lighthouses → discontinuance of obsolete lights → |
| reorganizedInto |
Coast Guard districts
→
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| replacedBy |
United States Coast Guard aids to navigation system
→
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| startTime |
19th century
→
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| supervisedBy |
civilian engineers
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naval officers → |
| usedFor |
inspection of lighthouses
→
maintenance of lighthouses → management of lighthouses → oversight of lighthouse keepers → regional administration of aids to navigation → |
| uses |
district engineers
→
district inspectors → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
United States Lighthouse Service
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hasJurisdictionOver |
|
Highland Light
("United States aids to navigation system")
→
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partOf |
|
United States lighthouse districts
("Coast Guard districts")
→
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reorganizedInto |