Brant Point Light watchbook, 1936-1943.

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Brant Point Light watchbook, 1936-1943.

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U.S. Lighthouse Service watchbook of Brant Point Light, Nantucket, Mass., kept by Gerald Reed, H.W. Craig, and other keepers.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8071451

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Brant Point Light (Mass.)

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United States. Lighthouse Service

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The United States Lighthouse Service formed in 1852, replacing the Bureau of Light-Houses. The United States was divided into 12 districts with a naval inspector appointed to each district; originally there were 8 districts, but this number grew to 19. The inspector performed a light inspection every three months. Lighthouse keepers were members of the military. In 1910, civilians began to run the lighthouses. In 1939, the Coast Guard absorbed the Lighthouse Service, reducing the number of distr...

Craig, H. W.

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Reed, Gerald

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