Report for Grassy Island Light Station (Wisconsin) - 1873

General
District:
Inspector: Louis Lederle, from recs in Office of LH Engineer
Location: On Grassy Island, mouth of Fox River, Green Bay, WI.
Date of Report: 12/03/1873
Latitude: 44° 33' 37"
Longitude: 87° 55' 10"
Premises
Site:
Date of Reservation:
Date of Deed:
Date of Permission:
Date of Lease:
Area of the Entire Site:
Area Inclosed:
Character of Soil: Sand
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: 7'
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence:
Wharf or Landing on Premises: Protecting piers of artificial (?)
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance:
Means to Reach Light Station: From Green Bay, by boat
Distance to Nearest Road: To Green Bay, distance 3 miles
Distance to Post Office: 3 miles to Green Bay, WI
Distance to Village: 3 miles to Green Bay, WI
Facilities for Public Conveyance: By boat
Facilities for Private Conveyance:
Means Used for Support of Lantern: Tower
Number of Separate Lights: 2
First Built or Established: 1872
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated:
Condition at This Date: Good
Shape of Tower in Plan: Square
Form of Tower:
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: Focal plane of lantern 29' 5"
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: 36' 6"
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea:
Color of Tower: White
Color of Tower/ How Produced: Paint
Tower Connection: Connected by a walk only
Object of Navigation: Range lights to guide through the cut in Fox River.
Building Materials: Wood
General Description:
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Diameter at Base:
Diameter at Parapet:
Kind of Stairway and Steps: Wood
Number of Landings: Outer tower has 1 & inner tower has 2 landings
Size of Glass: 10 x 14"
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: 2 - each w/ 4 lights 10" x 14"
Number of Doors: 2
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: Built on pier
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: Sandy
Soil Susceptibility: Some portions of island are covered w/ a light growth of shrubbery - other portions might be protected by multiplying shrubbery, or w/ coarse grasses - willows would thrive.
Miscellaneous Remarks: 2 wooden towers 676' apart situated on E pier. A keeper's dwelling is located btwn towers & connects to pier by devoted walk.
Lantern and Fixtures
Order of Lantern: 6th
Shape of Lantern:
Diameter to Glass: 6'
Diameter in the Clear:
Number of Sides: 8
Type of Bars:
Thickness of Bars:
Height Glazed: 3'
Number of Plates in Height: One
Number of Plates Each Side: One
Thickness of Plates: 1/4"
Size of Plates: 3' x 2' 6"
Number of Storm Panes:
Unglazed Side of Lantern:
What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern: Iron & copper
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: Copper
Ventilator / Cowl:
Lightning Spindle: Copper & platinum
Description of Lightning Rod: Iron - passing 2' into water
Balustrade: Wood
Lantern Doors:
Floor of Lantern: Wood
Watchroom Doors: Trap door leading from cleaning room
Parapet Diameter:
Ventilators
Location / Number: 3 ventilators in lower part of lantern
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement:
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: Fastened to sash ring.


Watchroom
How is Watchroom Fitted: Cleaning table & closet
How is Relief Called:
Where is Call System Led:
Illuminating Apparatus
Kind of Apparatus:
Intensity in Candles:
Name of Maker:
Year Made:
Marks and Number:
Order of Apparatus: 6th
Inside Diameter:
Light Characteristic: Fixed white
Time of Revolution:
Flash Interval:
Duration of Flash:
Arc of Each Fixed Part: Fixed 360 degrees
Number of Panels:
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Number of Elements in Central Drum:
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum:
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum:
Does Apparatus Revolve?: False
Is There a Revolving Belt?: False
Revolving Panels:
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Fixed Lens Covered:
Pedestal: Iron
Service Table: Attached to pedestal.
Draft Tube Description:
Revolving Machinery:
Standby and Description:
Chariot Float or Balls:
Chariot Description:
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Clock Weight:
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Drive During Rewind:
Machinery Protection:
Regulated:
Lens Protection:
How Color is Produced:
Red Sectors Description:
Where Color Attached:
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Lamp Description:
Type of Illuminant:
Number of Spare Lamps:
Number of Spare Burners:
Candle Power:
Closets and Store Rooms
Tower Closet Use: 1 - fitted w/ shelving.
Oil House Description: On 1st floor of Keeper's dwelling - fitted w/ oil butt stand, cleaning table, glass box & shelves.
Oil House Inside Dimension:
Oil House Construction Material:
Oil House Capacity:
Other (Describe): On 1st floor of dwelling
Suitability: Dry - well suited.
Dwelling
Location: Btwn the 2 towers
Coloring:
Construction Materials: Wood
Number of Rooms: 6 rooms - 1 attic room, closet & 1 oil room.
Number of Dwellings: 1
Heating Plant:
Number of Keepers: 1
Furnished Quarters:
NOT Furnished Quarters:
Outhouses: Woodshed in rear of dwelling; Water closet & well house.
Outhouse Coloring:
Paths and Walks: Walks were laid from woodshed to well & water closet, but they were carried away by a severe storm in November, 1873
Area Inclosed:
Area of Garden:
Area Timber or Shrubbery: Light shrubbery over a portion of the island.
Cultivation Area Available: None
Area Cultivated: None
Character of Surroundings: Island on which Keeper's dwelling is located is composed of sand & is quite low. During a gale in Nov., 1873, the water swept over island, carrying away the filling around dwelling & making a channel across the island near the W end.
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Lamps:
Water
How Procured: From a well & from bay.
Quality: From well - poor. from Bay - too warm in midsummer - otherwise good.
Quantity: Ample
Injury Possible: Well is liable to be filled w/ sand etc. during heavy storms - was filled in Nov. 1873.
Purity Precaution:
Tank Capacity:
Tank Material:
Distilling Apparatus: False
Distilling Manufacturer:
Well Description:
Well Diameter:
Well Lining:
Pump or Bucket:
What Power Used:
Distance from Dwelling:
Healthfulness
General Opinion: Healthy
Diseases:
Prevalency:
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Recommended Improvements: Draining is not required.