Fort Pierce Bureau Established

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Summary

The Fort Pierce Bureau, a marine research facility in Florida, is established. It is created as a separate bureau under the Assistant Secretary for Science. In 1982 the facility became known as the Smithsonian Institution Marine Station at Link Port, and is administered by the National Museum of Natural History.

Subject

  • Fort Pierce Bureau
  • National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
  • Smithsonian Marine Station at Link Point (SMSLP)

Notes

  • Torch, 5/1982, p. 2
  • Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1972, p. 80
  • Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7098, "S. Dillon Ripley Chronology"

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, [email protected]

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Date

  • October 16, 1971
  • 1971

Topic

  • Marine Biology
  • New Programs
  • Oceans
  • Name Changes
  • Major Events in Smithsonian History
  • Marine biology
  • Oceanography

Place

Florida

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