Fort Popham (Maine)

District:	1st
Inspector:	Thomas Sampson, Asst. Superintendent
Location:	On the point of rock jutting into the Kennebec River from its W'ly bank at Fort Popham, ME.
Date of Report:	05/03/1935
Latitude:	43° 45' 18N"
Longitude:	69° 47' 00W"

Site:	Military Reservation
Date of Reservation:
Date of Deed:
Date of Permission:	02/08/1909
Date of Lease:
Area of the Entire Site:
Area Inclosed:
Character of Soil:
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark:	High water mark directly under tower
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence:
Wharf or Landing on Premises:	No
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance:
Means to Reach Light Station:	Road - 1/8 mile Popham Beach
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Means Used for Support of Lantern:	Tower
Number of Separate Lights:	One
First Built or Established:	1899
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated:	1903
Condition at This Date:
Shape of Tower in Plan:
Form of Tower:
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball:
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water:	27'
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea:	Dark woods & fields
Color of Tower:	White
Color of Tower/ How Produced:	Paint
Tower Connection:	A detached dwelling about 240' W'ly
Object of Navigation:	Guide to Kennebec River
Building Materials:	Wood, plastered on inside, shingled outside
General Description:
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Kind of Stairway and Steps:	Wooden straight stairway
Number of Landings:
Size of Glass:	8" x 8" - 1; 8" x 10" - 3
Number of Windows and Size of Sash:	1 27 5/8" x 36 5/8"; 3 27 5/8" x 45"
Number of Doors:	One
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface:
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Miscellaneous Remarks:	Earlier deeds, Sept. 15 & Dec 6, 1899

Order of Lantern:	Lens lantern
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What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern:	Brass
Construction Material Roof / Cowl:	Hip roof, shingled
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Order of Apparatus:	Lens lantern
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Does Apparatus Revolve?:	False
Is There a Revolving Belt?:	False
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How Color is Produced:	Green lantern glass - Aladdiin lamp
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Lamp Description:	Aladdin lamp
Type of Illuminant:
Number of Spare Lamps:	1
Number of Spare Burners:	1
Candle Power:

Tower Closet Use:
Oil House Description:	Oil is now stored in one 139 gal. tank set at entrance to walk to tower - covered with canvas.
Oil House Inside Dimension:
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Fog Signal Kind:	Bell struck by machinery
Time to Start:	Starts instantly
How Long Will Pressure Last:
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Characteristic:	Single blow every 15 sec.
Duplication:	Spars equalizing spring at station. Duplicates of all parts in Machine Shop, Portland, & can be promptly forwarded.
Timing Device:
If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown:
Height Above Water:
Compass Direction:
Location:	Guide to Kennebec River
Distance and Direction:	Light & bell in same tower
Water Supply:	None needed
Reached from Lighthouse:
Description of Fog Signal Building:	Pyramidal tower with 2 floors, plastered inside, having fog bell machine on 1st floor & lens lantern run outside from 2nd floor on iron frame.
Pressure And Recording Gauge:

Weight:	About 1,000 lbs
Metal:	Bronze
Diameter:	37"
Height:	27"
Time:	5.5 hours
Manufacturer:	Bell by Meneely & Co., W. Troy, NY, striking machinery in US Lighthouse Machine Shop, Portland 1902
Weights for Operation:

Location:	About 240' W'ly from tower
Coloring:	White
Construction Materials:	Wood plastered with cement, roof shingled
Number of Rooms:	6
Number of Dwellings:
Heating Plant:	Ideal hot water heater - American Radiator Co sectional boiler (red flash)
Number of Keepers:
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Outhouses:	1
Outhouse Coloring:	White
Paths and Walks:	Wooden walk & bridge to tower
Area Inclosed:
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Cultivation Area Available:	None
Area Cultivated:	None
Character of Surroundings:	Rock & sand
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How Procured:	Cistern
Quality:	Satisfactory
Quantity:	Ample
Injury Possible:	No
Purity Precaution:	Cistern made in 2 parts so it can be cleaned frequently
Tank Capacity:	About 2,200 gals - in dwelling cellar
Tank Material:	Bricks & cement
Distilling Apparatus:	False
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General Opinion:	Healthy
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Miscellaneous Remarks:	Premises, tower, buildings & illuminating apparatus are in good condition. 1 - 239 gal. tank for kerosene in bulk.


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