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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:government_agency
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:dissolved
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1910
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gptkbp:established
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1852
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gptkbp:headquartersLocation
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gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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U.S. Lighthouse Board
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gptkbp:notableAchievement
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establishment of lighthouse districts
improvement of fog signals
introduction of Fresnel lenses
professionalization of lighthouse keepers
standardization of lighthouse technology
systematic inspection of lighthouses
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gptkbp:notableMember
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gptkb:Rear_Admiral_Charles_Henry_Davis
gptkb:Rear_Admiral_Charles_S._Boggs
gptkb:Rear_Admiral_George_Brown
gptkb:Rear_Admiral_George_Dewey
gptkb:Rear_Admiral_George_W._Melville
gptkb:Rear_Admiral_Gustavus_H._Scott
gptkb:Rear_Admiral_James_Alden
gptkb:Rear_Admiral_John_A._Dahlgren
gptkb:Rear_Admiral_John_G._Walker
gptkb:Rear_Admiral_John_L._Worden
gptkb:Rear_Admiral_John_Rodgers
gptkb:Rear_Admiral_Samuel_Phillips_Lee
gptkb:Rear_Admiral_Thornton_Jenkins
gptkb:Rear_Admiral_William_B._Shubrick
gptkb:Alexander_Dallas_Bache
gptkb:Joseph_Henry
gptkb:Rear_Admiral_William_T._Sampson
Rear Admiral Silas H. Stringham
Rear Admiral David D. Porter
Rear Admiral Charles H. Baldwin
Rear Admiral Francis R. Shunk
Rear Admiral George F. Wilde
Rear Admiral George M. Totten
Rear Admiral John C. Watson
Rear Admiral John R. Bartlett
Rear Admiral Peter C. Hains
Rear Admiral Stephen B. Luce
Rear Admiral Stephen C. Rowan
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gptkbp:parentOrganization
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gptkb:U.S._Department_of_the_Treasury
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gptkbp:predecessor
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U.S. Lighthouse Establishment
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gptkbp:purpose
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management of navigational aids
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gptkbp:replacedBy
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gptkb:U.S._Lighthouse_Service
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gptkbp:responsibleFor
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lighthouses
aids to navigation
buoys
lightships
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Carl_W._Leick
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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