Report for Brockway Reach (Connecticut) - 1880

General
District: 3rd
Inspector: Genl. J.C. Duane, Engineer, 3rd district
Location: CT. River lower end of Reach, 2 miles above town of Essex
Date of Report: 02/03/1880
Latitude: 41° 22' 18"
Longitude: 72° 23' 50"
Premises
Site:
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Date of Deed:
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Area of the Entire Site:
Area Inclosed:
Character of Soil: Water site
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark:
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Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance:
Means to Reach Light Station: By small boat from Essex, CT.
Distance to Nearest Road: Essex
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Means Used for Support of Lantern: Iron column
Number of Separate Lights: 1
First Built or Established: 1856
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated:
Condition at This Date: Good
Shape of Tower in Plan:
Form of Tower:
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball:
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water:
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: Low banks of river
Color of Tower: White
Color of Tower/ How Produced: Painted
Tower Connection: No dwelling, keeper lives on shore
Object of Navigation: To guide clear of abandoned fishing piers & reef, channel & local purposes.
Building Materials: Iron column
General Description:
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Kind of Stairway and Steps:
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Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse:
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Miscellaneous Remarks: Small stone pier in a rip-rap foundation, surmounted by an iron column to support the lens lantern.
Lantern and Fixtures
Order of Lantern: Lens lantern
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Number of Sides:
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Ventilator / Cowl:
Lightning Spindle:
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Balustrade:
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Floor of Lantern:
Watchroom Doors:
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Illuminating Apparatus
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Intensity in Candles:
Name of Maker:
Year Made:
Marks and Number:
Order of Apparatus: Lens lantern
Inside Diameter:
Light Characteristic: Fixed white
Time of Revolution:
Flash Interval:
Duration of Flash:
Arc of Each Fixed Part: Compass: SW by W'd to NW
Number of Panels:
Number of Flash Panels:
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Number of Prisms Above Center Drum:
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum:
Does Apparatus Revolve?: False
Is There a Revolving Belt?: False
Revolving Panels:
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Fixed Lens Covered:
Pedestal:
Service Table:
Draft Tube Description:
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Lamp Description: Lens lantern
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