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Oscar Brown was one of America’s lighthouse keepers who lived through the many changes in the era of lighthouses. He was hired in 1891 by the United States Light-House Board, which operated under The Department of the Treasury; however, the Light-House Board was more commonly known as the United States Light House Establishment (USLHE). In 1903, although he continued to be employed by the U.S. Light-House Board, his duties were transferred to operate under the newly created Department of Commerce. In 1910, Brown’s light keeping duties came under the newly created U.S. Bureau of Lighthouses, which became more commonly known as the U.S. Lighthouse Service (USLHS) and the name U.S. Light House Establishment was discontinued.
On July 31, 1939, at the age of 70, Brown officially retired after being a keeper for an amazing 49 years, 36 of them at Browns Point. The year of 1939 was probably a good year for Brown to retire, because Congress dissolved the U.S. Bureau of Lighthouses and its duties were taken over by the United States Coast Guard and our nation’s lighthouse keeping would never be the same.
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