Smith Point (Maryland)

District:	5th
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Location:	On S side of entrance to Potomac River, MD
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Area of the Entire Site:	About 5 acres
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Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence:	Very bad in places - post & rails.
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Number of Separate Lights:	1
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Height from Base to Ventilator Ball:	64'
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water:	82'
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Color of Tower:	White
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Building Materials:	Stone
General Description:
Wall Thickness at Base:	4.5'
Wall Thickness at Parapet:	2 1/6'
Diameter at Base:	Interior 13.5'
Diameter at Parapet:	Interior 6.5'
Kind of Stairway and Steps:	Stone
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Size of Glass:	10 x 12
Number of Windows and Size of Sash:	6, 12 panes each
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Order of Lantern:
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Diameter to Glass:	8'
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Number of Sides:	8
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Height Glazed:	7'
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Number of Plates Each Side:	18
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Size of Plates:	12 x 14
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Construction Material Lantern:	Iron frame - copper top
Construction Material Roof / Cowl:	Copper
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Floor of Lantern:	Soapstone
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Order of Apparatus:	4th
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Light Characteristic:	Fixed
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Arc of Each Fixed Part:	270 degrees 82' above sea level
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Does Apparatus Revolve?:	False
Is There a Revolving Belt?:	False
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Lamp Description:	1 valve & 2 fountain. Valve lamp burns 2 wicks.
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Oil House Capacity:	2 air tight oil butts 100 gallons each
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Tank Capacity:	1 cistern about 1500 gallons (out of order)
Tank Material:	Brick & stone
Distilling Apparatus:	False
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Well Description:	1 well, very bad
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