| Site: |
Purchase. Dwelling in Lot 6, Sec 3, & in Secs 3 & 4 all of T 45 N R = E |
| Date of Reservation: |
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| Date of Deed: |
01/16/1897 |
| Date of Permission: |
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| Date of Lease: |
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| Area of the Entire Site: |
Site of towers, 4.2 acres, of dwelling, 37 acres |
| Area Inclosed: |
All of dwelling site, 37 acres |
| Character of Soil: |
Limestone under forest mold & sand. |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: |
1700' |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: |
Dwelling is inclosed by a fence of cedar posts, top board & galvanized ribbon wire built around entire reservation. A fence across rear & side of building premises of balsam posts & steel wire. |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: |
Boat landing opposite boat house on dwelling premises |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: |
None |
| Means to Reach Light Station: |
By boat only. Sugar Island Lighthouse Depot is 4 miles from dwelling. There is also a passenger landing at Sailors Encampment 6.5 miles. |
| Distance to Nearest Road: |
15 miles to steamboat landing at Sault Ste. Marie, MI. |
| Distance to Post Office: |
6.5 miles to Sailors Encampment, MI. |
| Distance to Village: |
Sault Ste. Marie, MI., 15 miles. |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: |
None |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: |
By launch from above named places or by tender. |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: |
Tower, locomotive headlight supported by 2" x 2" angle iron frame braced by 5/8" rods forming a bracketed table fitted with guide sheaves running on the stringers of the ladder. Table is hoisted & lowered by means of iron hand winch & steel cable. |
| Number of Separate Lights: |
One |
| First Built or Established: |
1895 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: |
Targets rebuilt 1909. Winch & cable put into place, 1909 to replace old couterweight endless cable. |
| Condition at This Date: |
Good |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: |
Square |
| Form of Tower: |
Pyramidal skeleton steel |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: |
72' |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: |
94' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: |
Wooded |
| Color of Tower: |
White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: |
Painted |
| Tower Connection: |
Detached, about 3/4 mile distant |
| Object of Navigation: |
Range to guide thru Lower Hay Lake Cut, St. Mary's River, MI. |
| Building Materials: |
Of 4 - 4x4x1/2" Ls corner posts, tee for struts & 5/8", 3/4" , 7/8" rods for diagonal bracing. Daymark is vertical plank 1 3/4" x 6" spaced 1/2" & spiked to 3" x 4" cleats that are bolted to metal frame of tower, spaced about 4'. |
| General Description: |
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| Wall Thickness at Base: |
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| Wall Thickness at Parapet: |
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| Diameter at Base: |
14' |
| Diameter at Parapet: |
20' |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: |
Ladder, built of steel bar stringers which serve as guide rails to lantern cage & 1" pipe rounds bolted to bars with pipe fittings. |
| Number of Landings: |
None |
| Size of Glass: |
No windows |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: |
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| Number of Doors: |
No doors |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: |
4 concrete piers, 4.5' below surface, 5.5' high & 5' square. |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: |
Sand & loam over limestone rock. |
| Soil Susceptibility: |
Practically all of reservation is wooded except Building premises which is sodded. |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
Daymark is in 3 parts, central part in plane of front of tower & 2 wings at 45 degree angle with tower front & 4.5' wide. Total height of daymark is 23'. |
