Ram Island (Maine)

District:	1st
Inspector:	Thomas Sampson, Asst. Superintendent
Location:	On N'ly side of Ram Island, ME., S'ly side of Fisherman Island Passage entrance to Boothbay from the E
Date of Report:	05/03/1935
Latitude:	43° 48' 14N"
Longitude:	69° 35' 59W"

Site:	Purchase
Date of Reservation:
Date of Deed:	07/17/1837
Date of Permission:
Date of Lease:
Area of the Entire Site:	4 acres 10 rods
Area Inclosed:
Character of Soil:
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark:	Tower in water
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence:
Wharf or Landing on Premises:	Boat slip
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance:
Means to Reach Light Station:	Boat - 4 miles, Boothbay Harbor
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:	Tower
Number of Separate Lights:	One
First Built or Established:	1883
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated:
Condition at This Date:
Shape of Tower in Plan:
Form of Tower:
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball:
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water:	39 1/4"
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea:	Ledge & ground
Color of Tower:	Gray to a height of 20' white above - natural color of stone
Color of Tower/ How Produced:	Whitewashed
Tower Connection:	Detached
Object of Navigation:	Bay
Building Materials:	Stone & brick
General Description:
Wall Thickness at Base:
Wall Thickness at Parapet:
Diameter at Base:
Diameter at Parapet:
Kind of Stairway and Steps:	Iron
Number of Landings:
Size of Glass:	13" x 19"
Number of Windows and Size of Sash:	2
Number of Doors:	1
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface:
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse:
Soil Susceptibility:
Miscellaneous Remarks:

Order of Lantern:	4th
Shape of Lantern:	Polygonal
Diameter to Glass:
Diameter in the Clear:
Number of Sides:	10
Type of Bars:	Vertical
Thickness of Bars:
Height Glazed:	36"
Number of Plates in Height:	One
Number of Plates Each Side:	One
Thickness of Plates:	1/4"
Size of Plates:	36" x 26 5/8"
Number of Storm Panes:
Unglazed Side of Lantern:
What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern:	Cast iron
Construction Material Roof / Cowl:	Cast iron
Ventilator / Cowl:	Cast iron
Lightning Spindle:	Iron & copper
Description of Lightning Rod:
Balustrade:	Cast iron
Lantern Doors:	In parapet
Floor of Lantern:	Cast iron
Watchroom Doors:	Trap door iron
Parapet Diameter:

Location / Number:	Parapet wall
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement:	None
Curtain Hooks / Hanger:	Screwed into sash bars - hung by rings on hooks

Kind of Apparatus:
Intensity in Candles:
Name of Maker:	L. Sautter
Year Made:	1881
Marks and Number:	Paris # 331
Order of Apparatus:	4th
Inside Diameter:	19"
Light Characteristic:
Time of Revolution:
Flash Interval:
Duration of Flash:
Arc of Each Fixed Part:	360 degrees
Number of Panels:	4
Number of Flash Panels:	None
Arc of Each:
Number of Elements in Central Drum:	5
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum:	6
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum:	4
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:	Cast iron
Service Table:
Draft Tube Description:	None
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 glass inside lantern glass
Red Sectors Description:
Where Color Attached:	Lantern
Form of Colored Glass:
Lamp Description:	Mantle Lamp Aladdin
Type of Illuminant:
Number of Spare Lamps:	2
Number of Spare Burners:	3
Candle Power:

Tower Closet Use:	In service room for lamps etc.
Oil House Description:	500' SE from tower
Oil House Inside Dimension:
Oil House Construction Material:	Red brick
Oil House Capacity:	Now equipped with 2 tanks - 1 - 239 gal - 1 - 139 gal - total 378 gal capacity
Other (Describe):
Suitability:

Fog Signal Kind:	Bell struck by machinery
Time to Start:	Starts instantly
How Long Will Pressure Last:
Manufacturer:
Year of Manufacture:
Characteristic:	Single blow every 20 secs.
Duplication:
Timing Device:
If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown:
Height Above Water:
Compass Direction:
Location:
Distance and Direction:	Signal is in base of tower
Water Supply:
Reached from Lighthouse:
Description of Fog Signal Building:
Pressure And Recording Gauge:

Location:	SE 300'
Coloring:	White with lead colored trimmings
Construction Materials:	Wood
Number of Rooms:	7
Number of Dwellings:
Heating Plant:	Hot water heat in dwelling - American Radiator Co. heater installed 1927
Number of Keepers:	1
Furnished Quarters:
NOT Furnished Quarters:
Outhouses:	Fuel house & barn
Outhouse Coloring:	White with lead colored trimmings
Paths and Walks:	Wooden walks
Area Inclosed:
Area of Garden:
Area Timber or Shrubbery:
Cultivation Area Available:	None
Area Cultivated:	None
Character of Surroundings:	Fast ground
Stove, Maker:	Queen Atlantic Stove - New 1932
Stove, Size:
Sink, Maker:
Sink, Size:
Pump, Maker:
Pump, Size:
Lamps:

How Procured:	Rain water from roof of dwelling
Quality:	Good
Quantity:	Ample
Injury Possible:	No
Purity Precaution:	Frequently cleaned
Tank Capacity:	Cistern in cellar of dwelling 2,500 gal
Tank Material:	Brick
Distilling Apparatus:	False
Distilling Manufacturer:
Well Description:
Well Diameter:
Well Lining:
Pump or Bucket:
What Power Used:
Distance from Dwelling:

Access to Lighthouse:	Boat house reached by plank walk
Distance and Direction:	700' SE
Miscellaneous Remarks:	Keeper's dwelling is heated by hot water. New heater installed 1927 - American Radiator Company. 1 - 239 gal & 1 - 139 gal tanks for kerosene.