Report for Cedar Point Rear Range (Michigan) - 1909
| General |
| District: | 11th |
| Inspector: | Ralph R. Tinkham |
| Location: | On S'ly shore of St. Mary's River at Cedar Point, MI., & about 1 mile ESE of Round Island. About 1180' from front tower. |
| Date of Report: | 07/30/1909 |
| Latitude: | |
| Longitude: |
| Premises |
| Site: | Reservation. NE fr. 1/4 of SW 1/4 & NW 1/4 of SE fr. 1/4 of Sec. 25, T 47 N, R2 W, Mich. mer. |
| Date of Reservation: | 01/03/1886 |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 73.9 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | None |
| Character of Soil: | Sand on lake front, remainder is swamp. |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | None |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Log crib boat landing |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | Board walk from dwelling. |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By boat only, either from Sault Ste. Marie or Brimley - by launch or tug. |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | RR station at Brimley, MI., 4 miles by water. Steamboat landing at Sault, 10 miles. |
| Distance to Post Office: | 4 miles to Brimley. |
| Distance to Village: | 4 miles to Brimley. |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | None |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | By launch from Brimley or tug from Sault Ste. Marie, or by tender. |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 1887 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
| Condition at This Date: | Tower is being damaged by ants attacking posts & timbers. |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Square |
| Form of Tower: | Pyramidal |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 37' |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 36' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Wooded |
| Color of Tower: | White with black lantern |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | Detached. |
| Object of Navigation: | Range to guide thru cut btwn Round Island & Point Iroquois. |
| Building Materials: | Wood & enclosed entire height. Made of timber posts & bracing & sheathed outside with matched flooring. |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | 1" |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 1" |
| Diameter at Base: | 12.5' |
| Diameter at Parapet: | 8' |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Wood stairs & rail, 3 flights. |
| Number of Landings: | 2 of wood |
| Size of Glass: | 10" x 16" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 1 4-lt. casement, sash 24.5" x 37" |
| Number of Doors: | 1 door into cleaning room, & 1 outside door, both wood paneled. |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | 4 stone piers. |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | Swamp which is about 2' wet muck on hardpan. |
| Soil Susceptibility: | Not around dwelling. Cleared portion of reservation is covered with huckleberry brush. Rest woods. |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | 7' 3 3/8" |
| Diameter in the Clear: | 6' 7 3/4" |
| 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: | 5/16" |
| Size of Plates: | 36.5" x 27.5" Storm panes 36.5" x 25 1/4" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | None in place; extras on hand. |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Cast iron. parapet lined with wood. |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Pyramidal, cast-iron, zinc-lined. |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Cast iron |
| Lightning Spindle: | Wrought iron |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | 1/2" gaspipe from spindle into 6" wrought iron pipe set into ground & filled with coke. |
| Balustrade: | Gallery of plank, 12' square. Balustrade double pipe rail & stanchions with pipe fittings, 1.5" pipe, 3' high. |
| Lantern Doors: | Single-fold cast iron door in parapet, with iron loop handle & 2 wrought iron clamps. also wrought iron strap hinges. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Wood flooring on timber joists. |
| Watchroom Doors: | Wood trap door in floor of lantern, 25" x 34". |
| Parapet Diameter: | 6' 7 3/4"; wood lining. |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | 5 in parapet, brass register valves inside; unprotected openings outside. |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | Wood stepladder leads to lantern. |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Broad brass hooks screwed to soffit. |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Room abt 6' sq. in 1 corner of tower below lantern used as service room. Has 1 4-lt. casement window, & a small corner shelf as service table. Closet for lamp supplies opens off 1 side & door on other side leads to main stairs. |
| How is Relief Called: | |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | Henry LePaute, Paris |
| Year Made: | Not given. |
| Marks and Number: | None |
| Order of Apparatus: | 5th |
| Inside Diameter: | 14 3/4" |
| Light Characteristic: | Fixed white |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | 2 panels fixed each 90 degrees - 180 degrees front. 2 spherical segmental brass doors opposite lens panels, each 90 degrees - 180 degrees. |
| Number of Panels: | 2 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | None |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | Central belt, 3 ele above & 3 below. |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 5 |
| 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: | Old pattern, cast iron |
| Service Table: | None |
| Draft Tube Description: | None |
| Revolving Machinery: | None |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | |
| Chariot Description: | For cleaning purposes only, apparatus is mounted on cross & ring, carried on 4- 1 1/4" brass rollers running on top of pedestal. Apparatus fixed by brass pin. |
| Length of Drop Tube: | |
| Clock Weight: | |
| Length of Winding Time: | |
| Drive During Rewind: | |
| Machinery Protection: | |
| Regulated: | |
| Lens Protection: | |
| How Color is Produced: | Not colored |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | Funk-Heap single wick circular |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1, & 2 in use. |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 1 burner to each lamp. |
| Candle Power: |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | 1 1/4" |
| Diameter of Mantel: | |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | 1 off service room, fitted with shelves for lamp supplies. |
| Oil House Description: | 100' NW'ly of dwelling. |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 9' 4" x 7' 5" |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Concrete blocks, metal-slate roof, concrete floor & ceiling. |
| Oil House Capacity: | 50 5-gal cans. |
| Other (Describe): | See front tower. |
| Suitability: | Suitable |