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    American Lightships, 1820-1983 : History, Construction, and Archaeology within the Maritime Cultural Landscape

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    MacKenzie, Morgan
    Abstract
    In 1820, the United States Government began funding construction and conversion of watercraft for use as lightships. Floating beacons utilized to mark dangerous shoals, reefs, and shifting channels in inland as well as open waters, lightships served where lighthouse construction was unfeasible. This study intends to examine the general history of U.S. lightships, improvements to construction design, technological modifications in illumination and signaling, venue of employment, as well as use, re-use, and the maritime cultural landscape associated with these craft.  
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10342/3591
    Subject
     Archaeology; Naval engineering; Military history; Lightships; Maritime cultural landscape; Navigational aids; Swiftsure; United States. Coast Guard 
    Date
    2011
    Citation:
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    MacKenzie, Morgan. (January 2011). American Lightships, 1820-1983 : History, Construction, and Archaeology within the Maritime Cultural Landscape (Master's Thesis, East Carolina University). Retrieved from the Scholarship. (http://hdl.handle.net/10342/3591.)

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    MacKenzie, Morgan. American Lightships, 1820-1983 : History, Construction, and Archaeology within the Maritime Cultural Landscape. Master's Thesis. East Carolina University, January 2011. The Scholarship. http://hdl.handle.net/10342/3591. May 20, 2022.
    Chicago:
    MacKenzie, Morgan, “American Lightships, 1820-1983 : History, Construction, and Archaeology within the Maritime Cultural Landscape” (Master's Thesis., East Carolina University, January 2011).
    AMA:
    MacKenzie, Morgan. American Lightships, 1820-1983 : History, Construction, and Archaeology within the Maritime Cultural Landscape [Master's Thesis]. Greenville, NC: East Carolina University; January 2011.
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    • Maritime Studies
    • Master's Theses
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    East Carolina University

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