Report for Manhattan Range Front Beacon (Ohio) - 1909
General |
District: | 10th |
Inspector: | Chas. Bartlett, Chief Clerk & Norris Works, Supt. |
Location: | On W'ly side of mouth of Maumee River, at Grassy Point & 25549' (4 5/6 miles) S 57 degrees 45' W from inner light of Maumee Bay Str. Channel Range. |
Date of Report: | 02/03/1909 |
Latitude: | 41° 41' 37" |
Longitude: | 83° 28' 23" |
Premises |
Site: | Deed & concurrent jurisdiction ceded to state of Ohio. |
Date of Reservation: | |
Date of Deed: | 02/28/1894 |
Date of Permission: | |
Date of Lease: | |
Area of the Entire Site: | 200' x 200' = 40,000 sq. ft. = 0.92 acres |
Area Inclosed: | Not inclosed |
Character of Soil: | Clay |
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 6' |
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | None |
Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Landing at dock, about 50' on S side of tower. |
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | None |
Means to Reach Light Station: | From boat house at Rear Beacon: by row boat to entrance to lagoon, Bay View Park, there is no walk to town. |
Distance to Nearest Road: | In city of Toledo. Public streets of Toledo, about 1/2 mile. |
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: | One |
First Built or Established: | 1895 |
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
Condition at This Date: | Good |
Shape of Tower in Plan: | Square |
Form of Tower: | Pyramidal |
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 26' |
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 28' |
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Park, building & tiers of city - back of Rear Beacon. |
Color of Tower: | White, with green shutters |
Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
Tower Connection: | Dwelling at Rear Beacon, 3470' distant. |
Object of Navigation: | Range light for navigation of inner end of straight channel. |
Building Materials: | Wood |
General Description: | |
Wall Thickness at Base: | 8" |
Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 8" |
Diameter at Base: | 11' 6" |
Diameter at Parapet: | 8' 8" |
Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Wooden step ladder |
Number of Landings: | None |
Size of Glass: | 9" x 10" |
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 2 - 2 sash each, with 4 lts, 9" x 10" each. |
Number of Doors: | 1 |
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Beacon rests on pile foundation trussed together with iron channels, iron caps, & sleeves on piles & truss rods. |
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | Clay, soil was dredged from bottom of river for park improvement. |
Soil Susceptibility: | No |
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: | 33 3/4" x 36" |
Number of Storm Panes: | None |
Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
What Bearings: | |
Construction Material Lantern: | Cast iron frame & dome on wooden parapet. |
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Cast iron lined with zinc. |
Ventilator / Cowl: | Cast iron |
Lightning Spindle: | Iron |
Description of Lightning Rod: | 3/8" copper rod led over side of tower into ground. |
Balustrade: | Of wood, covered with copper. Railing & posts made of wood, lower part of posts covered with copper. |
Lantern Doors: | Low door, thru parapet, below glass, fitted with single inside wooden door & double (2 sections) outside storm doors. |
Floor of Lantern: | Wood, painted drab |
Watchroom Doors: | Wooden trap door |
Parapet Diameter: | 6' 7 5/8" |
Ventilators |
Location / Number: | 4 brass revolving, painted red. |
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Brass, screwed into corners of lantern. |
Illuminating Apparatus |
Kind of Apparatus: | |
Intensity in Candles: | |
Name of Maker: | USLH Depot |
Year Made: | |
Marks and Number: | |
Order of Apparatus: | 6th order - 270 degrees |
Inside Diameter: | 11 13/16" |
Light Characteristic: | Fixed red |
Time of Revolution: | |
Flash Interval: | |
Duration of Flash: | |
Arc of Each Fixed Part: | 270 degrees visible between bearings S 77 degrees 15' E to N 12 degrees 45' E; Azimuth 102 -45 to 12 - 45; 135 degrees on each side of range line, which bears S 57 degrees 45' W. |
Number of Panels: | 3 |
Number of Flash Panels: | |
Arc of Each: | |
Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 1 |
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: | Iron |
Service Table: | Wood, over steps |
Draft Tube Description: | 2.5" 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: | Ruby chimney |
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 circular wick |
Diameter of Outside Wick: | 1 1/4" |
Diameter of Mantel: | |
Diameter of Circum Circle: |
Closets and Store Rooms |
Tower Closet Use: | Corner closet on 1st floor of tower. Also shelf with locker underneath & spares under step for oil. |
Oil House Description: | Oil house at rear tower used. Only 1 5-gal can kept at tower. |
Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
Oil House Construction Material: | |
Oil House Capacity: | |
Other (Describe): | 1st story of tower was formerly fitted for keeper to sleep there, with stove, cot & coal box outside. These have never been removed as keeper does not sleep at tower now. |
Suitability: |
Healthfulness |
General Opinion: | Healthful |
Diseases: | |
Prevalency: | |
Local Causes: | |
Recommended Improvements: |
Miscellaneous |
Access to Lighthouse: | Boathouse at rear beacon. Beacon may be reached by row boat to dock along side of River. Landing on same about 75' S of tower. Or landing may be made at entrance to Lagoon, Bay View Park, thence walk to beacon 1150'. |
Distance and Direction: | |
Miscellaneous Remarks: |