United States Lighthouse Service

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_States_Lighthouse_Service
GPTKB entity
Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Bureau_of_Lighthouses
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dissolved 1939
gptkbp:establishedBy gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:formed 1910
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States Lighthouse Service
gptkbp:mainFunction aids to navigation
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:notableDirector gptkb:George_R._Putnam
gptkbp:operates gptkb:Great_Lakes
gptkb:United_States_coastal_waters
navigable rivers
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Commerce
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:United_States_Lighthouse_Board
gptkbp:responsibleFor lighthouses
buoys
beacons
lightships
gptkbp:successor gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Coast_Guard_Cutters
gptkb:USCG
gptkb:United_States_Merchant_Marine
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5