Report for Port Clinton, MI (Michigan) - 1858
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11th |
| Inspector: |
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| Location: |
On W shore of Lake Michigan |
| Date of Report: |
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| Latitude: |
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| Site: |
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| Date of Reservation: |
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| Date of Deed: |
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| Date of Permission: |
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| Date of Lease: |
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| Area of the Entire Site: |
2 acres |
| Area Inclosed: |
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| Character of Soil: |
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| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: |
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| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: |
Rail & board fence, roughly put up by keeper. |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: |
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| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: |
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| Means to Reach Light Station: |
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| Distance to Nearest Road: |
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| Distance to Post Office: |
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| Distance to Village: |
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| Facilities for Public Conveyance: |
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| Facilities for Private Conveyance: |
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| Means Used for Support of Lantern: |
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| Number of Separate Lights: |
1 |
| First Built or Established: |
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| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: |
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| Condition at This Date: |
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| Shape of Tower in Plan: |
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| Form of Tower: |
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| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: |
21' 4" |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: |
Not known |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: |
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| Color of Tower: |
Red |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: |
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| Tower Connection: |
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| Object of Navigation: |
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| Building Materials: |
Brick |
| General Description: |
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| Wall Thickness at Base: |
1' 5" |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: |
1' 5" |
| Diameter at Base: |
6' 3" |
| Diameter at Parapet: |
5' 5" |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: |
Iron ladder |
| Number of Landings: |
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| Size of Glass: |
9 x 12 |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: |
2, 8 panes |
| Number of Doors: |
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| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: |
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| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: |
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| Soil Susceptibility: |
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| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
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| Order of Lantern: |
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| Shape of Lantern: |
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| Diameter to Glass: |
5' 5" |
| Diameter in the Clear: |
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| Number of Sides: |
10 - 4 blind |
| Type of Bars: |
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| Thickness of Bars: |
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| Height Glazed: |
2' 1" |
| Number of Plates in Height: |
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| Number of Plates Each Side: |
1 |
| Thickness of Plates: |
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| Size of Plates: |
2' 2" side, 1' top 2' 4" bottom |
| Number of Storm Panes: |
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| Unglazed Side of Lantern: |
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| What Bearings: |
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| Construction Material Lantern: |
Iron |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: |
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| Ventilator / Cowl: |
Iron |
| Lightning Spindle: |
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| Description of Lightning Rod: |
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| Balustrade: |
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| Lantern Doors: |
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| Floor of Lantern: |
Stone |
| Watchroom Doors: |
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| Parapet Diameter: |
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| Location / Number: |
2 |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: |
Walk & railing |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: |
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| How is Watchroom Fitted: |
1 upstairs room in dwelling |
| How is Relief Called: |
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| Where is Call System Led: |
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| Kind of Apparatus: |
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| Intensity in Candles: |
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| Name of Maker: |
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| Year Made: |
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| Marks and Number: |
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| Order of Apparatus: |
6th |
| Inside Diameter: |
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| Light Characteristic: |
Fixed white |
| Time of Revolution: |
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| Flash Interval: |
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| Duration of Flash: |
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| Arc of Each Fixed Part: |
180 degrees |
| Number of Panels: |
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| Number of Flash Panels: |
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| Arc of Each: |
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| Number of Elements in Central Drum: |
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| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: |
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| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: |
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| Does Apparatus Revolve?: |
False |
| Is There a Revolving Belt?: |
False |
| Revolving Panels: |
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| How Flash is Produced: |
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| Number of Vertical Elements Panel: |
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| Fixed Lens Covered: |
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| Pedestal: |
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| Service Table: |
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| Draft Tube Description: |
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| Revolving Machinery: |
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| Standby and Description: |
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| Chariot Float or Balls: |
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| Chariot Description: |
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| Length of Drop Tube: |
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| Clock Weight: |
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| Length of Winding Time: |
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| Drive During Rewind: |
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| Machinery Protection: |
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| Regulated: |
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| Lens Protection: |
Lens cover |
| How Color is Produced: |
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| Red Sectors Description: |
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| Where Color Attached: |
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| Form of Colored Glass: |
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| Lamp Description: |
2 fountain lamps |
| Type of Illuminant: |
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| Number of Spare Lamps: |
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| Number of Spare Burners: |
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| Candle Power: |
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| Tower Closet Use: |
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| Oil House Description: |
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| Oil House Inside Dimension: |
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| Oil House Construction Material: |
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| Oil House Capacity: |
2 air tight oil butts |
| Other (Describe): |
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| Suitability: |
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| Location: |
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| Coloring: |
Red, slate roof |
| Construction Materials: |
Brick, slate roof |
| Number of Rooms: |
6 |
| Number of Dwellings: |
1, 24' square, 1.5 stories |
| Heating Plant: |
Warming stove in oil room |
| Number of Keepers: |
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| Furnished Quarters: |
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| NOT Furnished Quarters: |
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| Outhouses: |
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| Outhouse Coloring: |
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| Paths and Walks: |
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| Area Inclosed: |
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| Area of Garden: |
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| Area Timber or Shrubbery: |
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| Cultivation Area Available: |
2 acres |
| Area Cultivated: |
Partially |
| Character of Surroundings: |
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| Stove, Maker: |
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| Stove, Size: |
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| Sink, Maker: |
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| Sink, Size: |
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| Pump, Maker: |
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| Pump, Size: |
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| Lamps: |
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| How Procured: |
1 cistern |
| Quality: |
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| Quantity: |
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| Injury Possible: |
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| Purity Precaution: |
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| Tank Capacity: |
1 cistern, 6' deep & 6' at top |
| Tank Material: |
Brick, needs repair cement has fallen off & leaks badly |
| Distilling Apparatus: |
False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: |
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| Well Description: |
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| Well Diameter: |
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| Well Lining: |
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| Pump or Bucket: |
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| What Power Used: |
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| Distance from Dwelling: |
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