Report for Presque Isle, MI (Michigan) - 1858
District: |
11th |
Inspector: |
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Location: |
About 30 miles NW of Thunder Bay Light, MI |
Date of Report: |
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Latitude: |
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Longitude: |
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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: |
Not known |
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: |
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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: |
31' |
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: |
44' |
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: |
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Color of Tower: |
White |
Color of Tower/ How Produced: |
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Tower Connection: |
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Object of Navigation: |
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Building Materials: |
Stone & brick |
General Description: |
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Wall Thickness at Base: |
3' 2" |
Wall Thickness at Parapet: |
1' 4' |
Diameter at Base: |
12' |
Diameter at Parapet: |
6' |
Kind of Stairway and Steps: |
Stone |
Number of Landings: |
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Size of Glass: |
10 x 16 |
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: |
3; 2 w/ 4 panes & 1 not known |
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: |
7' 3" |
Diameter in the Clear: |
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Number of Sides: |
10, 1 blind |
Type of Bars: |
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Thickness of Bars: |
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Height Glazed: |
3' |
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: |
36 x 27 1/4 |
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: |
Copper |
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: |
Iron |
Watchroom Doors: |
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Parapet Diameter: |
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Location / Number: |
4 |
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: |
Walk & railing |
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: |
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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: |
4th |
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: |
300 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 & 2 mechanical 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: |
Storeroom built of wood |
Oil House Description: |
Oil room in tower |
Oil House Inside Dimension: |
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Oil House Construction Material: |
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Oil House Capacity: |
3 air tight oil butts. |
Other (Describe): |
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Suitability: |
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Location: |
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Coloring: |
White, shingle roof |
Construction Materials: |
Brick, shingle roof |
Number of Rooms: |
5 |
Number of Dwellings: |
1, 35 x 20', 1.5 stories |
Heating Plant: |
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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: |
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Area Cultivated: |
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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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