Report for Maryland Point (Maryland) - 1938
General |
District: | 5th |
Inspector: | William Asher |
Location: | In the Potomac River off Maryland Point |
Date of Report: | 01/13/1938 |
Latitude: | 38° 21' 17" |
Longitude: | 77° 12' 26" |
Premises |
Site: | |
Date of Reservation: | |
Date of Deed: | |
Date of Permission: | |
Date of Lease: | |
Area of the Entire Site: | |
Area Inclosed: | |
Character of Soil: | |
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | |
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
Wharf or Landing on Premises: | |
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
Means to Reach Light Station: | By boat |
Distance to Nearest Road: | 1/2 mile to landing |
Distance to Post Office: | 1.5 miles |
Distance to Village: | King George CH, VA is 12 miles |
Facilities for Public Conveyance: | None |
Facilities for Private Conveyance: | Auto & Boat, 12 miles |
Means Used for Support of Lantern: | House |
Number of Separate Lights: | One |
First Built or Established: | 1892 |
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
Condition at This Date: | Good |
Shape of Tower in Plan: | |
Form of Tower: | |
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 48' 0" |
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 41' 6" |
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Woods |
Color of Tower: | White dwelling with red roof |
Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
Tower Connection: | On dwelling |
Object of Navigation: | Channel for local navigation purposes |
Building Materials: | Galvanized iron |
General Description: | |
Wall Thickness at Base: | |
Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
Diameter at Base: | |
Diameter at Parapet: | |
Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Wood |
Number of Landings: | 2 |
Size of Glass: | 36-5/8" x 34 3/4" |
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 8 sash, size 36 5/8" x 34 3/4" |
Number of Doors: | 2 |
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
Soil Susceptibility: | |
Miscellaneous Remarks: |
Lantern and Fixtures |
Order of Lantern: | 4th |
Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
Diameter to Glass: | |
Diameter in the Clear: | |
Number of Sides: | 8 |
Type of Bars: | Vertical |
Thickness of Bars: | |
Height Glazed: | |
Number of Plates in Height: | One |
Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
Thickness of Plates: | 3/8" |
Size of Plates: | |
Number of Storm Panes: | |
Unglazed Side of Lantern: | |
What Bearings: | |
Construction Material Lantern: | Wood, iron & Copper |
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Copper |
Ventilator / Cowl: | Copper |
Lightning Spindle: | Brass |
Description of Lightning Rod: | Copper led over roof down side of house to foundation & Water. |
Balustrade: | Wood |
Lantern Doors: | Wood, fitted with hinges to frame of lantern |
Floor of Lantern: | Wood |
Watchroom Doors: | |
Parapet Diameter: |
Ventilators |
Location / Number: | Lower part of lantern |
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Screwed into frame of lantern |
Illuminating Apparatus |
Kind of Apparatus: | 3.75 hours, |
Intensity in Candles: | |
Name of Maker: | Henry LePaute, Paris |
Year Made: | 1892 |
Marks and Number: | HL/335 |
Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
Inside Diameter: | |
Light Characteristic: | White flash & red sector |
Time of Revolution: | 5 second flash, 50 second revolution |
Flash Interval: | 5 seconds |
Duration of Flash: | |
Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
Number of Panels: | 10 |
Number of Flash Panels: | 10 |
Arc of Each: | |
Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 5 |
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 5 |
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 2 |
Does Apparatus Revolve?: | True |
Is There a Revolving Belt?: | False |
Revolving Panels: | By complete revolution of lens |
How Flash is Produced: | |
Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | |
Fixed Lens Covered: | |
Pedestal: | Iron |
Service Table: | Iron |
Draft Tube Description: | |
Revolving Machinery: | By hand wound clock gear |
Standby and Description: | |
Chariot Float or Balls: | Balls |
Chariot Description: | Semicurcular raceway |
Length of Drop Tube: | 20 feet |
Clock Weight: | |
Length of Winding Time: | 3.75 hours, |
Drive During Rewind: | |
Machinery Protection: | By glass case |
Regulated: | Fy fans |
Lens Protection: | |
How Color is Produced: | Red glass |
Red Sectors Description: | |
Where Color Attached: | Directly against latern glass |
Form of Colored Glass: | |
Lamp Description: | Aladdin |
Type of Illuminant: | |
Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 |
Number of Spare Burners: | None |
Candle Power: |
Chariot Balls |
Balls Description: | Semicurcular raceway |
Cage to Separate Balls: | False |
Number of Balls: | 8 |
Diameter of Balls: | 3/8 inch |
Vapor Oil Lamp |
Number of Wicks or Mantels: | One |
Diameter of Outside Wick: | |
Diameter of Mantel: | 8" |
Diameter of Circum Circle: |
Closets and Store Rooms |
Tower Closet Use: | |
Oil House Description: | On second floor |
Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
Oil House Construction Material: | |
Oil House Capacity: | 275 gal tank |
Other (Describe): | Closet on first floor fitted with shelves for general pupposes |
Suitability: | Dry suited to purposes for which used |
Fog Signal General |
Fog Signal Kind: | Stephens Machine, Bell on 2nd floor, North Side |
Time to Start: | 2 minutes |
How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
Manufacturer: | Stephens Co. Boston, Mass. |
Year of Manufacture: | Sept 25, 1877 |
Characteristic: | Gp. 2 blasts 15 seconds |
Duplication: | None |
Timing Device: | |
If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | |
Height Above Water: | |
Compass Direction: | |
Location: | |
Distance and Direction: | |
Water Supply: | |
Reached from Lighthouse: | |
Description of Fog Signal Building: | |
Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
Bell Signal |
Weight: | 1200 |
Metal: | Brass |
Diameter: | 36" |
Height: | 30" |
Time: | 1.25 hours |
Manufacturer: | |
Weights for Operation: |
Dwelling |
Location: | |
Coloring: | White with red roof |
Construction Materials: | Wood |
Number of Rooms: | 9 |
Number of Dwellings: | |
Heating Plant: | B8-816 Columbria Expert, S.G. Reagle Co. Balt, MD. |
Number of Keepers: | 2 |
Furnished Quarters: | |
NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
Outhouses: | |
Outhouse Coloring: | |
Paths and Walks: | |
Area Inclosed: | |
Area of Garden: | |
Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
Cultivation Area Available: | |
Area Cultivated: | |
Character of Surroundings: | |
Stove, Maker: | Magner, #15 |
Stove, Size: | |
Sink, Maker: | |
Sink, Size: | 18" x 30" x 5" Enamel flat rim, rt. drain |
Pump, Maker: | |
Pump, Size: | |
Lamps: |
Water |
How Procured: | From Roof |
Quality: | Good |
Quantity: | Yes |
Injury Possible: | No |
Purity Precaution: | By cleaning tanks |
Tank Capacity: | 4 tanks, 200 gals each on 1st floor |
Tank Material: | 3 Cypress, 1 steel - (2 cypress leaking) |
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: | Malaria |
Prevalency: | Spring and fall |
Local Causes: | |
Recommended Improvements: |
Boats |
Boat #1 | |
Boat Number: | 488 |
Type: | Launch |
Length: | |
Width: | |
When Built: | |
Date Harbored at Station: | |
Sails: | False |
Suited to Work: | |
Boat #2 | |
Boat Number: | 349 |
Type: | Rowboat |
Length: | |
Width: | |
When Built: | |
Date Harbored at Station: | |
Sails: | False |
Suited to Work: |
Power Boat |
Engine Type: | Lathrope |
Horsepower: | |
Engine Maker: | Lathrope #23970 |
Spare Coil: | |
Magnet: | |
Battery: | |
Propeller Diameter: | |
Propeller Pitch: |