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Light-house,
A structure built on the coast or shore of navigable waters, and furnished for the purpose of indicating a point of danger or to serve as a guide.
The following is a brief summary of lighthouses in the United States:
First coast light erected in1673
First light-house built on Little Brewster Island, Boston Harbor1715-16
The United States government accepted cession of all light-housesAug. 7, 1789
Control vested in commissioner of the revenueMay, 1792
Restored to Secretary of TreasuryApril 6, 1802
Vested again in the commissionerJuly 24, 1813
Vested in the fifth auditor of the treasuryJuly 1, 1820
Naval commission on light-house appointed in1837
Congressional investigation of light-house management, resulting in improvements1838-43
Navy commission sent to inspect European systems in1845
Fresnel system authorizedMarch 3, 1851
First light-house board appointedMay 21, 1851
Fresnel system generally introduced in1852
Permanent light-house board authorized
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Militia, United States (search)
Militia, United States
The pressure of wars with the Indians in the Northwest forced Congress to undertake the organization of the militia throughout the Union.
This was a difficult task, for at once there was a conflicting claim for authority in the matter between the national and State governments.
The President called the attention of Congress to the subject on Aug. 7, 1789.
Immediate action was taken.
The matter was referred to a committee, but they did not report that session, and a new committee was appointed Jan. 15, 1790.
A plan was arranged by General Knox, Secretary of War.
A bill was offered on July 1, 1790, but there were no further proceedings on the subject during that session.
Soon after the assembling of the third session of the first Congress, another committee was appointed (Dec. 10, 1790) by the House of Representatives, and a bill reported, but no result was reached at that session.
The President, in his message at the opening of the second Congress, ca
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America . (search)