Report for Pooles Island (Maryland) - 1858
General |
District: | 5th |
Inspector: | |
Location: | W side of Chesapeake Bay off mouth of Gunpowder River, MD. |
Date of Report: | |
Latitude: | |
Longitude: |
Premises |
Site: | |
Date of Reservation: | |
Date of Deed: | |
Date of Permission: | |
Date of Lease: | |
Area of the Entire Site: | About 6.5 acres |
Area Inclosed: | |
Character of Soil: | |
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | |
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | Bad - part good. |
Wharf or Landing on Premises: | |
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
Means to Reach Light Station: | |
Distance to Nearest Road: | |
Distance to Post Office: | |
Distance to Village: | |
Facilities for Public Conveyance: | |
Facilities for Private Conveyance: | |
Means Used for Support of Lantern: | |
Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
First Built or Established: | |
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
Condition at This Date: | |
Shape of Tower in Plan: | |
Form of Tower: | |
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 28' 10" |
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | About 35' |
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | |
Color of Tower: | White |
Color of Tower/ How Produced: | |
Tower Connection: | |
Object of Navigation: | |
Building Materials: | Stone |
General Description: | |
Wall Thickness at Base: | 3' |
Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 1' 10" |
Diameter at Base: | 10' 10" |
Diameter at Parapet: | 6' 4" |
Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Stone |
Number of Landings: | |
Size of Glass: | 8 x 10 |
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 3, 12 panes |
Number of Doors: | |
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
Soil Susceptibility: | |
Miscellaneous Remarks: |
Lantern and Fixtures |
Order of Lantern: | |
Shape of Lantern: | |
Diameter to Glass: | 6' |
Diameter in the Clear: | |
Number of Sides: | 8 |
Type of Bars: | |
Thickness of Bars: | |
Height Glazed: | 4' 8" |
Number of Plates in Height: | |
Number of Plates Each Side: | 15 |
Thickness of Plates: | |
Size of Plates: | 6 x 11 |
Number of Storm Panes: | |
Unglazed Side of Lantern: | |
What Bearings: | |
Construction Material Lantern: | Iron frame, copper top |
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | |
Ventilator / Cowl: | Copper (bad) |
Lightning Spindle: | |
Description of Lightning Rod: | |
Balustrade: | |
Lantern Doors: | |
Floor of Lantern: | Stone (bad) |
Watchroom Doors: | |
Parapet Diameter: |
Illuminating Apparatus |
Kind of Apparatus: | |
Intensity in Candles: | |
Name of Maker: | |
Year Made: | |
Marks and Number: | |
Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
Inside Diameter: | |
Light Characteristic: | Fixed white |
Time of Revolution: | |
Flash Interval: | |
Duration of Flash: | |
Arc of Each Fixed Part: | 360 degrees |
Number of Panels: | |
Number of Flash Panels: | |
Arc of Each: | |
Number of Elements in Central Drum: | |
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | |
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | |
Does Apparatus Revolve?: | False |
Is There a Revolving Belt?: | False |
Revolving Panels: | |
How Flash is Produced: | |
Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | |
Fixed Lens Covered: | |
Pedestal: | |
Service Table: | |
Draft Tube Description: | |
Revolving Machinery: | |
Standby and Description: | |
Chariot Float or Balls: | |
Chariot Description: | |
Length of Drop Tube: | |
Clock Weight: | |
Length of Winding Time: | |
Drive During Rewind: | |
Machinery Protection: | |
Regulated: | |
Lens Protection: | |
How Color is Produced: | |
Red Sectors Description: | |
Where Color Attached: | |
Form of Colored Glass: | |
Lamp Description: | 1 valve lamp 2 wicks |
Type of Illuminant: | |
Number of Spare Lamps: | |
Number of Spare Burners: | 1 |
Candle Power: |
Closets and Store Rooms |
Tower Closet Use: | |
Oil House Description: | |
Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
Oil House Construction Material: | |
Oil House Capacity: | Will get 2 air tight oil butts of 100 gallons each. |
Other (Describe): | |
Suitability: |
Fog Signal General |
Fog Signal Kind: | Bell struck by machinery |
Time to Start: | |
How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
Manufacturer: | |
Year of Manufacture: | |
Characteristic: | |
Duplication: | |
Timing Device: | |
If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | |
Height Above Water: | |
Compass Direction: | |
Location: | |
Distance and Direction: | |
Water Supply: | |
Reached from Lighthouse: | |
Description of Fog Signal Building: | |
Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
Bell Signal |
Weight: | About 300 lbs |
Metal: | |
Diameter: | |
Height: | |
Time: | |
Manufacturer: | |
Weights for Operation: |
Dwelling |
Location: | |
Coloring: | White, natural roof (was red or brown) |
Construction Materials: | Stone, shingle roof. |
Number of Rooms: | 4 & kitchen |
Number of Dwellings: | 1, 34 x 20 w/ kitchen attached, 1.5 stories. |
Heating Plant: | |
Number of Keepers: | |
Furnished Quarters: | |
NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
Outhouses: | Stable, boat house |
Outhouse Coloring: | |
Paths and Walks: | |
Area Inclosed: | |
Area of Garden: | |
Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
Cultivation Area Available: | About 6.5 acres |
Area Cultivated: | Partly cultivated |
Character of Surroundings: | |
Stove, Maker: | |
Stove, Size: | |
Sink, Maker: | |
Sink, Size: | |
Pump, Maker: | |
Pump, Size: | |
Lamps: | Pendulum clock |
Water |
How Procured: | Cistern & well |
Quality: | |
Quantity: | |
Injury Possible: | |
Purity Precaution: | |
Tank Capacity: | 1 cistern about 1000 gal capacity |
Tank Material: | Brick |
Distilling Apparatus: | False |
Distilling Manufacturer: | |
Well Description: | Caved in at bottom |
Well Diameter: | |
Well Lining: | |
Pump or Bucket: | |
What Power Used: | |
Distance from Dwelling: |
Boats |
Boat Number: | 0 |
Type: | Skiff |
Length: | |
Width: | |
When Built: | |
Date Harbored at Station: | |
Sails: | False |
Suited to Work: | Too small |