Cobb Point Bar Light Station (Maryland)

District:	5th
Inspector:	Major W.E. Craighill, Lighthouse Engineer
Location:	On the bar of same name making out southeasterly from Cobb Point, westerly side of entrance to Wicomico River, N side of Potomac River
Date of Report:	06/20/1909
Latitude:	38° 14' 33"
Longitude:	76° 49' 37"

Site:	Submarine
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Means to Reach Light Station:	Boat
Distance to Nearest Road:	3 miles to landing or public road.
Distance to Post Office:	2 miles
Distance to Village:	2 miles
Facilities for Public Conveyance:	None
Facilities for Private Conveyance:	None
Means Used for Support of Lantern:	Lantern on dwelling
Number of Separate Lights:	One
First Built or Established:	1889
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated:
Condition at This Date:	Good
Shape of Tower in Plan:
Form of Tower:
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball:	43'
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water:	38.5'
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea:	Woods
Color of Tower:	White dwelling with green shutters; brown piles & roof; lantern black
Color of Tower/ How Produced:	Paint
Tower Connection:	No tower
Object of Navigation:	General
Building Materials:	Wood & iron
General Description:
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Kind of Stairway and Steps:	Wood
Number of Landings:	2
Size of Glass:	8" x 12"
Number of Windows and Size of Sash:	10, 26.5" x 28.5" x 1.5"
Number of Doors:	12
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface:	Sand, 9'
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Order of Lantern:	4th
Shape of Lantern:	Polygonal
Diameter to Glass:	7'
Diameter in the Clear:
Number of Sides:	8
Type of Bars:	Vertical
Thickness of Bars:
Height Glazed:	36 5/8"
Number of Plates in Height:	One
Number of Plates Each Side:	One
Thickness of Plates:	3/8"
Size of Plates:	36 5/8" x 34 1/4"
Number of Storm Panes:	None
Unglazed Side of Lantern:	None
What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern:	Wood, iron & copper
Construction Material Roof / Cowl:	Copper
Ventilator / Cowl:	Copper
Lightning Spindle:	Brass
Description of Lightning Rod:	Copper, fastened to roof & led down side of house to foundation & water
Balustrade:	Wood
Lantern Doors:	Wood, fitted with hinges fastened to frame of lantern
Floor of Lantern:	Wood
Watchroom Doors:	None
Parapet Diameter:

Location / Number:	Lower part of lantern
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement:	None
Curtain Hooks / Hanger:	Brass, fitted to frame of lantern

Kind of Apparatus:
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Name of Maker:	Sautter, Lemonnier et Cie., Paris
Year Made:	1889
Marks and Number:	No. 343
Order of Apparatus:	4th
Inside Diameter:	20"
Light Characteristic:	Fixed white with fixed red sectors
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Number of Panels:	4
Number of Flash Panels:	None
Arc of Each:
Number of Elements in Central Drum:	5
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum:	6
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum:	4
Does Apparatus Revolve?:	False
Is There a Revolving Belt?:	False
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Pedestal:	Iron
Service Table:	Wood
Draft Tube Description:	None
Revolving Machinery:	None
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Chariot Float or Balls:	None
Chariot Description:	None
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How Color is Produced:	By ruby glass
Red Sectors Description:	285 degrees 30' true (WNW 3/16 W mag.) & 293 degrees 40' true (NW by W 7/16 W mag.) & another between 109 degrees true (SE by E 7/8 E mag.) & 120 degrees true (SE 7/8 E mag.)
Where Color Attached:	To lantern
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Lamp Description:	1 wick 4th order
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Number of Spare Lamps:	2
Number of Spare Burners:	None
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Tower Closet Use:	In rooms, with hooks & shelves
Oil House Description:	2nd floor on platform covered with zinc.
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Other (Describe):	4 on 1st floor; 4 on 2nd floor, fitted with shelves, for general purposes.
Suitability:	Suitable

Fog Signal Kind:	Stevens Bell Machine
Time to Start:	At once
How Long Will Pressure Last:
Manufacturer:	Geo. M. Stevens Co., Boston, Mass.
Year of Manufacture:	Not given
Characteristic:	Double blow every 15 secs.
Duplication:	None
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