Report for Cobb Point Bar Light Station (Maryland) - 1938
| General |
| 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: | 01/16/1938 |
| Latitude: | 38° 14' 33" |
| Longitude: | 76° 49' 37" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Submarine |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | |
| 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: | Boat |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | 10 miles to Base at Wayside, MD. |
| Distance to Post Office: | 2 miles Rock Point, P.O., MD |
| Distance to Village: | 2 miles Rock Point, MD |
| 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: | 39' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Woods |
| Color of Tower: | White dwelling with green shutters; brown piles & red roof; lantern black |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | By paint |
| Tower Connection: | No tower |
| Object of Navigation: | General & local |
| Building Materials: | Wood & iron |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| 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" |
| Number of Doors: | 12 |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Sand, 9 |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | Soft |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Screwpile, doors in main dwelling,upper panels glass 20 1/4" x 10"; leading to 2nd story glass 20 1/4" x 9"; leading to lantern 16 1/4" x 9" |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | 7' 8" |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 8 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 35 7/8" |
| 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: | 8 |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Wood, iron & copper |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Copper |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Copper |
| Lightning Spindle: | Brass -platinum point |
| 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, not covered with iron. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Wood |
| Watchroom Doors: | None |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | 3 in lower part of lantern |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | 1 small step ladder |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Brass, screwed into vertical flanges of cornice |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | Sautter, Lemonnier 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 |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 4; 1 - 90 degree door |
| Number of Flash Panels: | None |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 5 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 6 (2 top prisms broken) |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 4 |
| 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: | Iron, 4' high |
| Service Table: | Bench on side of lantern |
| Draft Tube Description: | 18" inverted funnel in top of lantern with opening in center leading into ventilator ball |
| Revolving Machinery: | None |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | None |
| Chariot Description: | None |
| Length of Drop Tube: | |
| Clock Weight: | |
| Length of Winding Time: | |
| Drive During Rewind: | |
| Machinery Protection: | |
| Regulated: | |
| Lens Protection: | |
| How Color is Produced: | By ruby glass; 6" x 36 1/8" on N side; 8" x 36 1/8" on NW side |
| 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.) 6" & 8" widths |
| Where Color Attached: | To lantern on inside face of astragals. |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | Aladdin |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | None |
| Candle Power: |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | 1 5/8" |
| Diameter of Mantel: | |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | In rooms, with hooks & shelves |
| Oil House Description: | Discontinued oil tank under house 275 gal. |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | |
| Oil House Capacity: | |
| Other (Describe): | 4 on 1st floor; 4 on 2nd floor, fitted with shelves, for general purposes. |
| Suitability: | Suitable |
| Fog Signal General |
| 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 sec. GP 2 strokes 15 sec. |
| Duplication: | J. Register, Balto. 1889 |
| Timing Device: | |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | |
| Height Above Water: | |
| Compass Direction: | |
| Location: | For general navigation |
| Distance and Direction: | On roof |
| Water Supply: | |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
| Bell Signal |
| Weight: | 1000 lbs. |
| Metal: | Bell metal |
| Diameter: | 3' |
| Height: | 2' 5" |
| Time: | 1 hr. 30 minutes |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Weights for Operation: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | |
| Coloring: | White |
| Construction Materials: | Wood & iron |
| Number of Rooms: | 6 |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | Magnum #15 |
| Number of Keepers: | 2 |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | |
| Outhouse Coloring: | |
| Paths and Walks: | |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | |
| Area Cultivated: | |
| Character of Surroundings: | |
| Stove, Maker: | Balto. Kitchen range |
| Stove, Size: | 3 burner |
| Sink, Maker: | N.B. Wrhr |
| Sink, Size: | 18" x 30" Enamel sink, high apron, LH drain |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: | 2 kerosene oil lamps (1 table, 1 hand) |
| Water |
| How Procured: | From roof |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | Not |
| Purity Precaution: | By cleaning tanks |
| Tank Capacity: | 3 wood, 1 steel tank, 200 gals. each |
| Tank Material: | 3 wood, 1 iron |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Good |
| Diseases: | |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | |
| Recommended Improvements: |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Marine location |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | SW side 4 turods broken - better without (Mr. Johnson, Mr. Jeannette); 20' on NW end stone gone - wood etc. on platform.; 10' SE end stone gone, wood etc. on platform |
| Boats |
| Boat #1 | |
| Boat Number: | 486 |
| Type: | Motor Boat |
| Length: | 5' 10" |
| Width: | 18' |
| When Built: | |
| Date Harbored at Station: | 12/18/1928 |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | |
| Boat #2 | |
| Boat Number: | 398 |
| Type: | Sail boat |
| Length: | 5' 9" |
| Width: | 18' |
| When Built: | |
| Date Harbored at Station: | 12/17/1921 |
| Sails: | True |
| Suited to Work: | |
| Power Boat |
| Engine Type: | Single cylinder make & break |
| Horsepower: | 4 HP |
| Engine Maker: | Marine Gasoline Engine Co., Mystic, Conn. |
| Spare Coil: | Made by New York Coil Co., NY, NY no size number |
| Magnet: | Robert Bosch, Germany. Number not given |
| Battery: | 6 dry cell |
| Propeller Diameter: | 14" |
| Propeller Pitch: | 14 |