Report for Erie Range Beacon No. 1 (Pennsylvania) - 1909
| General |
| District: | 4th |
| Inspector: | Chas. C. Bartlett & Norris M. Works |
| Location: | On N pier, center of tower 8' from W'ly (inner) end, entrance to Presquile Bay, Erie Harbor, PA. |
| Date of Report: | 02/03/1909 |
| Latitude: | 42° 09' 06" |
| Longitude: | 80° 04' 54" |
| Premises |
| Site: | On US Pier |
| 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: | From dwelling at Presquile Pierhead, walk along N Pier about 1100'. |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | |
| Distance to Post Office: | |
| Distance to Village: | |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 1856 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | Rebuilt 1896; raised 1900 |
| Condition at This Date: | Good |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Square |
| Form of Tower: | Pyramidal |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 31' 10" |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 33' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Bay |
| Color of Tower: | White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | Detached, same dwelling as for Presquile Pierhead Light Station. |
| Object of Navigation: | Inner Channel Range |
| Building Materials: | Wood |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | 15" |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 6" |
| Diameter at Base: | 11' 6" |
| Diameter at Parapet: | 8' 7" |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Circular, wooden |
| Number of Landings: | 1 |
| Size of Glass: | 12" x 20" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 2; 24" x 40" |
| Number of Doors: | 1 |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Rests on concrete deck of N pier. |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| 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" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | 3 plates; 31" x 36"; 2 plates 33" x 36" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | None |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | 3 = 135 degrees |
| What Bearings: | N 85 degrees 80' E to S 40 degrees 80' W; Azimuth 85-80 to 220-80; bearing of pier S 63 degrees 00' W; bearing of range N 56 degrees 15' E |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Wood |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Copper |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Copper |
| Lightning Spindle: | Brass, platinum point |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | Solid copper, carried down alongside of door casing, thru concrete deck of pier to 3' or 4' below MLL |
| Balustrade: | Wood, covered with copper, double railing of iron pipe. |
| Lantern Doors: | 1, double wooden |
| Floor of Lantern: | Hard wood, oiled. |
| Watchroom Doors: | None |
| Parapet Diameter: | 6' 6" |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | 3 in parapet, with brass revolving discs. |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Brass hooks screwed into lantern posts. |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | |
| Year Made: | |
| Marks and Number: | None |
| Order of Apparatus: | 6th order 270 degree lens, w/ 90 degree reflector. |
| Inside Diameter: | 11 13/16" |
| Light Characteristic: | Fixed white |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | 270 degrees visible 225 degrees Bearing S 40 degrees 30' W to N 85 degrees 30' E; Azimuth 220-30 to 85 -30 center of reflector is on line from center of lens to center of unglazed side of lantern. |
| Number of Panels: | 3 = 270 degrees - 1 panel reflector = 90 degrees. |
| Number of Flash Panels: | |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 3 |
| 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: | Wood, with steel plate under lens. |
| Service Table: | Wood, painted green |
| Draft Tube Description: | 2.5" x 48" brass tube. |
| 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: | 5th order |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 3 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | None |
| Candle Power: |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 round wick |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | 1 1/4" |
| Diameter of Mantel: | |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | 3 closets in lower part of tower, with cleaning shelf & shelf for oil can. |
| Oil House Description: | Square iron oil house at Presquile Pierhead Station, 40' W from double dwelling. |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | |
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| Other (Describe): | |
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