Report for Marshall Point (Maine) - 1935

General
District: 1st
Inspector: Thomas Sampson, Asst. Superintendent
Location: On the SW'ly end of Marshall Point, ME, E'ly side of the S'ly entrance to Port Clyde Harbor
Date of Report: 05/03/1935
Latitude: 43° 55' 03"
Longitude: 69° 15' 42"
Premises
Site: Purchase
Date of Reservation:
Date of Deed: 06/27/1831
Date of Permission:
Date of Lease:
Area of the Entire Site: 5.634 acres to mean high water
Area Inclosed: Whole area
Character of Soil:
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: At high water mark
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: Wire fence
Wharf or Landing on Premises: Boat slip
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance:
Means to Reach Light Station: Steamboat to Port Clyde, ME., auto to station, or railroad to Thomaston, ME., auto to station - 1 mile to Port Clyde
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: One
First Built or Established: 1832
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: 1858
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: 29.5'
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: Low land covered with spruce trees
Color of Tower: White
Color of Tower/ How Produced: Whitewashed
Tower Connection: Detached
Object of Navigation: Harbor
Building Materials: Granite & brick
General Description:
Wall Thickness at Base:
Wall Thickness at Parapet:
Diameter at Base:
Diameter at Parapet:
Kind of Stairway and Steps: Open work, cast iron
Number of Landings:
Size of Glass: No windows
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: No windows
Number of Doors: One
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface:
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse:
Soil Susceptibility:
Miscellaneous Remarks: Tower is solid granite & concrete up 12' from base & is connected with shore by wooden bridge, with stone piers, bridge is 100' long & painted white
Lantern and Fixtures
Order of Lantern: 5th
Shape of Lantern: Polygonal
Diameter to Glass:
Diameter in the Clear:
Number of Sides: 7
Type of Bars: Vertical
Thickness of Bars:
Height Glazed: 35.5"
Number of Plates in Height: One
Number of Plates Each Side: One
Thickness of Plates: 1/4"
Size of Plates: 35 3/4"
Number of Storm Panes: X 26.5"
Unglazed Side of Lantern: None
What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern: Cast iron, glass & wood
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: Cast iron made in 10 sections, flanged & bolted inside & lined with zinc
Ventilator / Cowl: Cast iron
Lightning Spindle: Bronze with 3 pronged copper tip
Description of Lightning Rod:
Balustrade: 1 rail 1 1/4" x .5" with 8 steel posts 1" dia., outside gallery, cast iron 24" wide
Lantern Doors: Cast iron 32 3/4" x 22 1/4", .5" wide
Floor of Lantern: Cast iron
Watchroom Doors: None
Parapet Diameter:
Ventilators
Location / Number: Lower part of lantern
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: None
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: Knobs screwed into sash bars. Curtains hung by rings.
Illuminating Apparatus
Kind of Apparatus:
Intensity in Candles:
Name of Maker: None given on lens
Year Made: Not known
Marks and Number: None
Order of Apparatus: 5th
Inside Diameter: 14 3/4"
Light Characteristic:
Time of Revolution:
Flash Interval:
Duration of Flash:
Arc of Each Fixed Part: 351 degrees
Number of Panels: 4
Number of Flash Panels:
Arc of Each: 90 degrees
Number of Elements in Central Drum: 5
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: 5
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: Hollow cast iron flaring at top & bottom stands 3' 9.5" high
Service Table:
Draft Tube Description:
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: Haines 5th order 200 cp Elec. Lamp
Type of Illuminant:
Number of Spare Lamps: 2 in use, 1 spare
Number of Spare Burners: 2 in use, 1 spare
Candle Power:


Vapor Oil Lamp
Number of Wicks or Mantels: 1 wick - wick lamp for standby
Diameter of Outside Wick:
Diameter of Mantel:
Diameter of Circum Circle:
Closets and Store Rooms
Tower Closet Use:
Oil House Description: Stone oil house, 155' from dwelling on E'ly side, has 1 door, ventilator in each end, slate roof.
Oil House Inside Dimension:
Oil House Construction Material:
Oil House Capacity: Fitted with 2 - 139 gal. tanks for kerosene in bulk.
Other (Describe): Closet in covered way, fitted with 3 shelves & used for lamps & supplies
Suitability: Dry & suited
Fog Signal General
Fog Signal Kind: Bell struck by machinery
Time to Start: Starts instantly
How Long Will Pressure Last:
Manufacturer:
Year of Manufacture:
Characteristic: Single blow every 20 sec.
Duplication: Equalizing spring. Duplicates of all parts in Machine Shop, Portland, which can be promptly forwarded.
Timing Device:
If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown:
Height Above Water:
Compass Direction:
Location: Est. as guide to St. George Harbor, ME., & through Davis Straight
Distance and Direction: 115' NE from tower
Water Supply: None
Reached from Lighthouse: Bridge & plank walk
Description of Fog Signal Building: White pyramidal tower, shingled all over.
Pressure And Recording Gauge:
Bell Signal
Weight: 1,018 lbs
Metal: Bell metal
Diameter: 36"
Height: 30"
Time: 4.5 hours
Manufacturer: George M. Stevens, Boston, Mass.
Weights for Operation:
Dwelling
Location: 165' NE
Coloring: White with lead trimmings
Construction Materials: Wood
Number of Rooms: 6
Number of Dwellings:
Heating Plant: Gurney Hot water heater #21 (Lennox)
Number of Keepers: 1
Furnished Quarters:
NOT Furnished Quarters:
Outhouses: Barn close to dwelling on NE'ly side
Outhouse Coloring: White - lead trimmings
Paths and Walks: Board walks connect dwelling with tower, bell tower, & barn
Area Inclosed:
Area of Garden:
Area Timber or Shrubbery:
Cultivation Area Available: 1 acre
Area Cultivated: 1 acre
Character of Surroundings: Fast ground covered with spruce trees
Stove, Maker: Royal Atlantic Kitchen Range
Stove, Size:
Sink, Maker:
Sink, Size:
Pump, Maker:
Pump, Size:
Lamps:
Water
How Procured: Rain water, caught on roof
Quality: Good
Quantity: Ample
Injury Possible: No
Purity Precaution: Cistern cleaned twice a year
Tank Capacity: 1,500 gals. in cellar
Tank Material: Brick
Distilling Apparatus: False
Distilling Manufacturer:
Well Description:
Well Diameter:
Well Lining:
Pump or Bucket:
What Power Used:
Distance from Dwelling:
Healthfulness
General Opinion: Very healthful
Diseases: None
Prevalency: No
Local Causes: No
Recommended Improvements: No
Miscellaneous
Access to Lighthouse: Boat house is white wooden building 35' from dwelling on SW'ly side
Distance and Direction: N from tower 120'
Miscellaneous Remarks: There is a signal service flagstaff 85' NE from dwelling. Weather Bureau storm warning adjacent to station. 2 - 139 gal tanks for kerosene in bulk.
Hoisting Engines
Hoisting Engine Kind: Handwinch
Engine RPMs:
Engine Diameter:
Engine Stroke:
Engine Boiler:
Engine Maker and Date:
Serial Number:
Cylinders and Size:
Horsepower:
Fuel:
Hoist Starter:
Hoist Miscellaneous: