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United States Lighthouse Service
Seal of the United States Lighthouse Service
Pennant of the United States Lighthouse Service
Agency overview
Formed1910
Preceding agency
  • United States Lighthouse Board
Dissolved1939
Superseding agency
  • United States Coast Guard
JurisdictionFederal government of the United States
Agency executives
  • George R. Putnam (1910–1935), Commissioner of Lighthouses
  • H. D. King (1935–1939)
Parent agencyDepartment of Commerce
U.S. Light House Service Stop Watch (ca. 1931) – specially manufactured by the Gallet Watch Company for USLHS use.

The United States Lighthouse Service, also known as the Bureau of Lighthouses, was the agency of the United States Government and the general lighthouse authority for the United States from the time of its creation in 1910 as the successor of the United States Lighthouse Board until 1939 when it was merged into the United States Coast Guard. It was responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of all lighthouses and lightvessels in the United States.

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United States Lighthouse Service

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United States Lighthouse Service, also known as the Bureau of Lighthouses, was the agency of the United States Government and the general lighthouse authority...

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List of lighthouses in the United States

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predecessors, the United States Lighthouse Service (1910–1939) and the United States Lighthouse Board (1852–1910). Before the Lighthouse Board was established...

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United States Lighthouse Board

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The United States Lighthouse Board was the second agency of the U.S. federal government, under the Department of Treasury, responsible for the construction...

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Lighthouse keeper

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near the lighthouse itself. "Stag light" was an unofficial term given to some isolated lighthouses in the United States Lighthouse Service. It meant...

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Split Rock Lighthouse

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structure was designed by lighthouse engineer Ralph Russell Tinkham and was completed in 1910 by the United States Lighthouse Service for $75,000, including...

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Lighthouse

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Guard. In the United States, lighthouses are maintained by the United States Coast Guard, into which the United States Lighthouse Service was merged in...

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United States Revenue Cutter Service

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The United States Revenue Cutter Service was established by an act of Congress (1 Stat. 175) on 4 August 1790 as the Revenue-Marine upon the recommendation...

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Lighthouse tender

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which also act as buoy tenders. In the United States, these ships originally served as part of the Lighthouse Service and now are part of the Coast Guard...

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Mile Rocks Lighthouse

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rings, but as of 2017[update], the lighthouse is painted plain white. In 1889, the United States Lighthouse Service placed a bell buoy near the rocks....

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List of tallest lighthouses in the United States

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(PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2012. "Inventory of Historic Lighthouses - Carquinez Strait". National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-02-18...

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Ship prefix

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when the United States Lighthouse Service became a part of the U.S. Coast Guard in 1939. USC&GS was replaced by NOAAS when the United States Coast and...

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Cedar

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Panamanian coastal trading vessel in service from 1955 to 1958 USLHT Cedar, a United States Lighthouse Service lighthouse tender in commission in 1917 and...

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List of flags of the United States

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the United States Life-Saving Service (?–1915) Pennant of the United States Lighthouse Service (?–1939) Flag of the Commissioner of Lighthouses (?–1939)...

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History of the United States Coast Guard

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be a military service and a branch of the armed forces of the United States at all times." In 1939 the United States Lighthouse Service was merged into...

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Uniformed services of the United States

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The United States has eight federal uniformed services that commission officers as defined by Title 10 and subsequently structured and organized by Titles...

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USCGC Blackthorn

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Minnesota. Blackthorn's preliminary design was completed by the United States Lighthouse Service and the final design was produced by Marine Iron and Shipbuilding...

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List of lightships of the United States

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the government: by the Lighthouse Establishment from 1820 to 1852, the Lighthouse Board from 1852 to 1910, the Lighthouse Service from 1910 to 1939, and...

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National Lighthouse Museum

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Building of the United States Lighthouse Service General Depot, later the Staten Island Coast Guard Station. The American Lighthouse Coordinating Committee...

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Buoy tender

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Many coastal States have buoy tenders to maintain aids to navigation in and around their coastal waters. In the UK, this includes lighthouse authorities...

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Point Vicente Lighthouse

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Point Vicente Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, United States, north of Los Angeles Harbor. It is 67 feet (20 m) tall and...

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United States Coast Guard

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The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is the maritime security, search and rescue, and law enforcement service branch of the United States Armed Forces...

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