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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| 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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| Pump, Maker: |
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| Lamps: |
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