United States Lighthouse Establishment
GPTKB entity
Statements (19)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:government_agency
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:dissolved |
1910
|
| gptkbp:formed |
1789
|
| gptkbp:headquartersLocation |
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
United States Lighthouse Establishment
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
introduction of Fresnel lens to U.S. lighthouses
|
| gptkbp:notablePerson |
gptkb:Joseph_Henry
gptkb:George_Meade gptkb:Stephen_Pleasonton |
| gptkbp:parentOrganization |
gptkb:U.S._Department_of_the_Treasury
|
| gptkbp:predecessor |
individual colonial lighthouse authorities
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
maintenance and operation of navigational aids
|
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Lighthouse_Service
|
| gptkbp:responsibleFor |
lighthouses
buoys lightships |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Winslow_Lewis
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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