Brighter Lights Guiding America’s Brilliant Beacons - a podcast by Kirk Monroe

Learn what new governmental board got established in 1852 and the reasons for why it was established. Learn how Atlantic, Gulf, Pacific, & Great Lakes Regions were established into Districts including what each one got assigned. Discover what was expected from Lighthouse Keepers regarding assignment duties. Learn what constituted a severe lighthouse infraction. Learn about Fresnel Lenses in America including their first inceptions as well as different sizes/orders. Discover how not all lighthouse lights were of one color. Learn about State & Territory Expansion from 1845-1850. Understand what made 1849 so significant. Discover how there were differences between East & West Coast Lighthouses. Appreciating how much progress itself had been made within a few short years in improving America’s Lighthouse’s only to be teetering with an inevitable war from within at same time.

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