Report for Portage River Range Rear Light Number 15 (Michigan)

General
District: 11th
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Location: On E bank of Portage River, & S'ly prolongation of axis of dredged channel 600' (1/8 mile) S 13 degrees E (S by E 1/4 E) in rear of No. 14 (163 degrees)
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Means Used for Support of Lantern: Suspended from white post with diagonal braces
Number of Separate Lights: One post lantern
First Built or Established: 1896
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Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: 25'
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General Description: Suspended from white post with diagonal braces & oval day mark in front of small white house, 4' square.
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Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: 2 12" x 12" x 16' sills gained in at center & placed on 1 center & 4 peripheral piles.
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Name of Maker: Not known
Year Made: Not known
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Order of Apparatus: Post lantern
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Light Characteristic: Fixed white
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Does Apparatus Revolve?: False
Is There a Revolving Belt?: False
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