Saddleback Ledge (Maine)

District:	1st
Inspector:	Thomas Sampson, Asst. Superintendent
Location:	On Saddleback Ledge, ME., about 3 miles W'ly from Western Head, Isle Au Haut & on the W'ly side of main entrance to Isle Au Haut Bay, the S'ly entrance to E Penobscot Bay
Date of Report:	05/03/1935
Latitude:	44° 00' 52N"
Longitude:	68° 43' 37W"

Site:	Purchase
Date of Reservation:
Date of Deed:	08/07/1837
Date of Permission:
Date of Lease:
Area of the Entire Site:	1 acre
Area Inclosed:	None
Character of Soil:
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark:	20'
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence:	None
Wharf or Landing on Premises:	Boatslip
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance:
Means to Reach Light Station:	Boat from Vinalhaven
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:	1839
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:	36'
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea:	Sky
Color of Tower:	Gray granite
Color of Tower/ How Produced:
Tower Connection:	Connected
Object of Navigation:	E. Penobscot Bay
Building Materials:	Granite & cement
General Description:
Wall Thickness at Base:
Wall Thickness at Parapet:
Diameter at Base:
Diameter at Parapet:
Kind of Stairway and Steps:	Wooden
Number of Landings:
Size of Glass:	8" x 12" & 9 3/4" x 11.5"
Number of Windows and Size of Sash:	10 - 22" x 23" & 28" x 27"
Number of Doors:	6 - 2' 8" x 6' 8"
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:
Number of Storm Panes:
Unglazed Side of Lantern:
What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern:	Iron
Construction Material Roof / Cowl:	Cast iron in 18 sections bolted inside sheathed with zinc
Ventilator / Cowl:	Iron
Lightning Spindle:	Copper
Description of Lightning Rod:
Balustrade:	2 flat rails with 10 ball top posts
Lantern Doors:	1 wooden door & 1 iron door fitted with brass hinges; Lantern fitted with bird guard
Floor of Lantern:	Stone
Watchroom Doors:	Wooden trapdoor
Parapet Diameter:

Location / Number:	Parapet of lantern
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement:	None
Curtain Hooks / Hanger:	Wire hooks held by screws - curtains hung by rings

Kind of Apparatus:
Intensity in Candles:	2,900
Name of Maker:	Henry LePaute, Paris
Year Made:	Not given
Marks and Number:	None
Order of Apparatus:	4th
Inside Diameter:	20"
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:	3
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:	4 columns with center table 42.5" high set on a wooden block 4" high
Service Table:
Draft Tube Description:	None
Revolving Machinery:
Standby and Description:
Chariot Float or Balls:
Chariot Description:
Length of Drop Tube:
Clock Weight:
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Drive During Rewind:
Machinery Protection:
Regulated:
Lens Protection:
How Color is Produced:
Red Sectors Description:
Where Color Attached:
Form of Colored Glass:
Lamp Description:	I.O.V. 35 mm. Type A
Type of Illuminant:	Kerosene
Number of Spare Lamps:	One
Number of Spare Burners:	One
Candle Power:	600 cp

Tower Closet Use:	With shelves for supplies, etc.
Oil House Description:	Oil stored in 2 tanks - 1 - 400 gal. 1 - 139 gal.
Oil House Inside Dimension:
Oil House Construction Material:
Oil House Capacity:
Other (Describe):	Storeroom in attic of dwelling
Suitability:	Dry

Fog Signal Kind:	Fog bell striking machine - 2md District machine
Time to Start:	Starts instantly
How Long Will Pressure Last:
Manufacturer:
Year of Manufacture:
Characteristic:	Bell struck single blow every 10 sec.
Duplication:	Spare equalizing springs. Duplicate of all parts at Storehouse, Portland, ME., which can be promptly forwarded.
Timing Device:
If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown:
Height Above Water:
Compass Direction:
Location:
Distance and Direction:	10' S
Water Supply:
Reached from Lighthouse:	Bridge from 1st story window, or ladder from base.
Description of Fog Signal Building:	Pyramidal tower
Pressure And Recording Gauge:

Location:	Attached to N side of tower
Coloring:	White lead colored trimmings
Construction Materials:	Wood
Number of Rooms:	2
Number of Dwellings:
Heating Plant:
Number of Keepers:	3
Furnished Quarters:
NOT Furnished Quarters:
Outhouses:	One
Outhouse Coloring:	White lead trimmings
Paths and Walks:	1 walk
Area Inclosed:
Area of Garden:
Area Timber or Shrubbery:
Cultivation Area Available:	None
Area Cultivated:	None
Character of Surroundings:	Rock
Stove, Maker:	Portland S.F. Co. (3)
Stove, Size:	Queen Atlantic #8
Sink, Maker:
Sink, Size:
Pump, Maker:	Douglass
Pump, Size:	#2
Lamps:

How Procured:	Rain water from roof of dwelling
Quality:	Good
Quantity:	Ample usually
Injury Possible:	Yes, during heavy seas. Fresh water is apt to be salted.
Purity Precaution:	Cleaned frequently
Tank Capacity:	2,500 gals. in cellar of dwelling
Tank Material:	Brick & cement
Distilling Apparatus:	False
Distilling Manufacturer:
Well Description:
Well Diameter:
Well Lining:
Pump or Bucket:
What Power Used:
Distance from Dwelling:

Access to Lighthouse:	Boatslip
Distance and Direction:
Miscellaneous Remarks:	1 - 385 - 1 - 139 gal tanks for kerosene in bulk