Report for West Quoddy Head (Maine) - 1935
| General |
| District: | 1st |
| Inspector: | Thomaas Sammpson, Asst. Superintandent |
| Location: | On the easterly side of West Quoddy head, Maine, southwesterly side of the entrance to Quoddy Roads. |
| Date of Report: | 05/03/1935 |
| Latitude: | 44° 48' 55" |
| Longitude: | 66° 57' 04" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Ceded by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| Date of Reservation: | 02/27/1807 |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 100 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | By board fence |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | About 60 feet |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By carriage & boat, about 3 miles to South Lubec, Maine |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | |
| Distance to Post Office: | |
| Distance to Village: | 3 miles to South Lubec, Maine |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 1808 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1858 |
| 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: | 83 feet |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Trees & ledgy cleared land |
| Color of Tower: | White & red horizontal bands |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | Detached |
| Object of Navigation: | Secondary seacoast aid |
| Building Materials: | Bricks |
| 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: | 10" x 16" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 1 - 23 5/8" x 37" |
| Number of Doors: | 1 |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 3rd |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 10 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 5' 8.5" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 1 |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | 1 |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | 31 3/8" x 5' 9 3/8" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | 1 |
| What Bearings: | On land side cannot be seen from seaward |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Composition |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Copper |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Copper 2 feet diameter |
| Lightning Spindle: | Copper |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | 2 outside galleries, supported by 10 posts, 2 rails on each |
| Lantern Doors: | Iron door fitted on hinges |
| Floor of Lantern: | Iron |
| Watchroom Doors: | None |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | In parapet wall |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Springroller curtains |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | None |
| How is Relief Called: | |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | L. Sautter & Co. |
| Year Made: | Unknown |
| Marks and Number: | L. Sautter & Co., Cpmstrictprs. A {aros |
| Order of Apparatus: | 3rd |
| Inside Diameter: | 3' 3.5" |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 4 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 12 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 11 |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 4 |
| Does Apparatus Revolve?: | False |
| Is There a Revolving Belt?: | False |
| Revolving Panels: | |
| How Flash is Produced: | Flasher electrically operated |
| Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | |
| Fixed Lens Covered: | |
| Pedestal: | 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 Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | 3-150 watt electric lamps, standby - 55 mm. I.O.V. Type A - 900 cp of lamp |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 30 electric lamps spare - I.O.V. standby |
| Number of Spare Burners: | None |
| Candle Power: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | |
| Oil House Description: | 210' northeasterly of tower |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 8' x 9' 4" |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Bricks |
| Oil House Capacity: | About 450 - 5 gallon cans |
| Other (Describe): | |
| Suitability: |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | Type "F" diaphone - single tone & radiobeacon, 90' tower, 290' northerly of light tower |
| Time to Start: | 2 minutes |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | 3 minutes |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | 2 sec. blast, 2 sec. silent, 2 sec. blast, 24 silent |
| Duplication: | All parts |
| Timing Device: | Diaphone char. appar. - elec. drive synched with radiobeacon for distance finding |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | |
| Height Above Water: | About 40' |
| Compass Direction: | |
| Location: | On southwesterly side of lighthouse - aid to general navigation |
| Distance and Direction: | About 80 feet southwesterly |
| Water Supply: | Spring water piped to cistern in fog signal house |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | Plank walk |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | Brick building 26' x 32', 1 sinfle story; 2 coal bunkers; back & front doors and 3 windows. |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: | Type "F" Diaphone - 50 lbs. |
| Compressed Air |
| Compressed Air Machinery: | Electric driven |
| Kind: | |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Date Made: | |
| Nominal Size: | |
| Horsepower: | |
| Compressor: | |
| Compressor Manufacturer: | |
| Compressor Bed and Gear: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | 8' westerly |
| Coloring: | White, lead trimmings |
| Construction Materials: | Wood |
| Number of Rooms: | 7 |
| Number of Dwellings: | 1 duplex |
| Heating Plant: | Ideal American Radiator Co. boiler in each side |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 keeper & 1 asst. |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | 2 |
| Outhouse Coloring: | White with lead trimmings |
| Paths and Walks: | Walks |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | |
| Area Cultivated: | |
| Character of Surroundings: | Swamp & wood |
| Stove, Maker: | |
| Stove, Size: | |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Spring piped to dwelling & fog signal house |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | No |
| Purity Precaution: | |
| Tank Capacity: | 2 - 1500 gal. cisterns in cellers |
| Tank Material: | Bricks & cement |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | Pipe from spring |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: | About 500' |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | No deseases prevalent |
| Diseases: | No |
| Prevalency: | No |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: | No |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Good road to lighthouse land |
| Distance and Direction: | 1/4 mile |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |