Steel Ledge Monument (Maine)

District:	1st
Inspector:	Thomas Sampson, Asst. Superintendent
Location:	Belfast Harbor, Maine, east side of entrance
Date of Report:	05/03/1935
Latitude:	44° 25' 10"
Longitude:	68° 58' 20"

Site:	Set in water
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Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark:	Set in water
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence:
Wharf or Landing on Premises:	None
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance:
Means to Reach Light Station:	Boat
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Distance to Village:	Belfast about 1/2 mile
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Means Used for Support of Lantern:	Tower
Number of Separate Lights:	1
First Built or Established:	1912
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated:
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Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water:	20 feet
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea:	Town of Belfast
Color of Tower:	White
Color of Tower/ How Produced:	Paint
Tower Connection:
Object of Navigation:	Harbor
Building Materials:	Steel house set on granite base
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Order of Lantern:	AGA lantern house-F-3700 or F-1300
Shape of Lantern:	Cylindrical
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Type of Bars:	Helical
Thickness of Bars:	3/4"
Height Glazed:	27"
Number of Plates in Height:	1
Number of Plates Each Side:	16 panes in all
Thickness of Plates:	1/4"
Size of Plates:	6.5" x 23" x 27"
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Construction Material Lantern:	Steel
Construction Material Roof / Cowl:	Steel plate in 8 parts bolted
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Location / Number:	In lower part of house
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Kind of Apparatus:
Intensity in Candles:	490 candles
Name of Maker:	AGA Co. of USA
Year Made:	1912
Marks and Number:	None
Order of Apparatus:	4th
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Does Apparatus Revolve?:	False
Is There a Revolving Belt?:	False
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Lamp Description:	3/4 ft. Burner
Type of Illuminant:	Acetylene Gas equipped with sun valve
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Gas Light Kind:	Acetylene
Gas Light Number of Burners:	1
Kind of Burner:	Flat flame
Candlepower Per Burner:	40 cp
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Consumption Gas Burner Per Hour:	1
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Tower Closet Use:	None
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