Report for Cedar Point, Ohio (Ohio) - 1858
District: |
10th |
Inspector: |
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Location: |
Cedar Point at entrance to Sandusky Bay, OH |
Date of Report: |
10/02/1858 |
Latitude: |
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Longitude: |
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Site: |
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Date of Reservation: |
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Date of Deed: |
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Date of Permission: |
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Date of Lease: |
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Area of the Entire Site: |
3 acres |
Area Inclosed: |
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Character of Soil: |
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Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: |
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Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: |
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Wharf or Landing on Premises: |
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Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: |
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Means to Reach Light Station: |
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Distance to Nearest Road: |
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Distance to Post Office: |
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Distance to Village: |
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Facilities for Public Conveyance: |
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Facilities for Private Conveyance: |
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Means Used for Support of Lantern: |
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Number of Separate Lights: |
3 |
First Built or Established: |
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Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: |
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Condition at This Date: |
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Shape of Tower in Plan: |
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Form of Tower: |
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Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: |
28' 4" |
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: |
38' 5" |
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: |
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Color of Tower: |
White |
Color of Tower/ How Produced: |
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Tower Connection: |
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Object of Navigation: |
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Building Materials: |
Wood |
General Description: |
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Wall Thickness at Base: |
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Wall Thickness at Parapet: |
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Diameter at Base: |
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Diameter at Parapet: |
6' |
Kind of Stairway and Steps: |
Wood |
Number of Landings: |
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Size of Glass: |
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Number of Windows and Size of Sash: |
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Number of Doors: |
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Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: |
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Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: |
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Soil Susceptibility: |
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Miscellaneous Remarks: |
Lantern is erected on roof of keeper's dwelling. It is new & in good order. |
Order of Lantern: |
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Shape of Lantern: |
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Diameter to Glass: |
6' |
Diameter in the Clear: |
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Number of Sides: |
9 |
Type of Bars: |
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Thickness of Bars: |
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Height Glazed: |
36" |
Number of Plates in Height: |
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Number of Plates Each Side: |
1 |
Thickness of Plates: |
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Size of Plates: |
36 x 28 |
Number of Storm Panes: |
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Unglazed Side of Lantern: |
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What Bearings: |
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Construction Material Lantern: |
Wood & iron |
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: |
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Ventilator / Cowl: |
1 |
Lightning Spindle: |
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Description of Lightning Rod: |
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Balustrade: |
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Lantern Doors: |
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Floor of Lantern: |
Wood covered w/ zinc |
Watchroom Doors: |
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Parapet Diameter: |
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Location / Number: |
4 |
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: |
Gallery |
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: |
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Kind of Apparatus: |
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Intensity in Candles: |
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Name of Maker: |
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Year Made: |
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Marks and Number: |
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Order of Apparatus: |
5th |
Inside Diameter: |
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Light Characteristic: |
Fixed white |
Time of Revolution: |
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Flash Interval: |
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Duration of Flash: |
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Arc of Each Fixed Part: |
270 degrees |
Number of Panels: |
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Number of Flash Panels: |
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Arc of Each: |
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Number of Elements in Central Drum: |
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Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: |
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Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: |
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Does Apparatus Revolve?: |
False |
Is There a Revolving Belt?: |
False |
Revolving Panels: |
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How Flash is Produced: |
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Number of Vertical Elements Panel: |
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Fixed Lens Covered: |
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Pedestal: |
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Service Table: |
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Draft Tube Description: |
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Revolving Machinery: |
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Standby and Description: |
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Chariot Float or Balls: |
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Chariot Description: |
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Length of Drop Tube: |
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Clock Weight: |
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Length of Winding Time: |
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Drive During Rewind: |
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Machinery Protection: |
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Regulated: |
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Lens Protection: |
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How Color is Produced: |
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Red Sectors Description: |
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Where Color Attached: |
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Form of Colored Glass: |
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Lamp Description: |
3 fountain lamps |
Type of Illuminant: |
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Number of Spare Lamps: |
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Number of Spare Burners: |
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Candle Power: |
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Tower Closet Use: |
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Oil House Description: |
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Oil House Inside Dimension: |
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Oil House Construction Material: |
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Oil House Capacity: |
2 air tight oil butts. |
Other (Describe): |
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Suitability: |
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Location: |
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Coloring: |
White, natural wood roof |
Construction Materials: |
Stone, shingle roof |
Number of Rooms: |
5 |
Number of Dwellings: |
1, 36 x 20, 1-story |
Heating Plant: |
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Number of Keepers: |
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Furnished Quarters: |
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NOT Furnished Quarters: |
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Outhouses: |
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Outhouse Coloring: |
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Paths and Walks: |
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Area Inclosed: |
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Area of Garden: |
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Area Timber or Shrubbery: |
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Cultivation Area Available: |
3 acres |
Area Cultivated: |
Partly cultivated |
Character of Surroundings: |
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Stove, Maker: |
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Stove, Size: |
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Sink, Maker: |
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Sink, Size: |
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Pump, Maker: |
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Pump, Size: |
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Lamps: |
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How Procured: |
1 well |
Quality: |
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Quantity: |
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Injury Possible: |
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Purity Precaution: |
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Tank Capacity: |
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Tank Material: |
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Distilling Apparatus: |
False |
Distilling Manufacturer: |
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Well Description: |
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Well Diameter: |
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Well Lining: |
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Pump or Bucket: |
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What Power Used: |
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Distance from Dwelling: |
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Access to Lighthouse: |
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Distance and Direction: |
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Miscellaneous Remarks: |
Addition to house requires extensive repairs - storehouse needs slight repairs & cellar needs floorint. Front yard has a cavity at side of house which should be filled with earth. New steps to front entrance. |