Report for Mathias Point Shoal (Maryland) - 1909
General |
District: | 5th |
Inspector: | John Murdoch, Assistant Lighthouse Engineer |
Location: | On the end of the shoal off Mathias Point, S'ly side of Potomac River, MD. |
Date of Report: | 06/20/1909 |
Latitude: | 38° 24' 19" |
Longitude: | 77° 02' 36" |
Premises |
Site: | Submarine |
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 steamboat landing at Mathias Point, VA. |
Distance to Post Office: | 1/2 mile |
Distance to Village: | 9 miles |
Facilities for Public Conveyance: | Steamboat |
Facilities for Private Conveyance: | Boat 1/2 mile |
Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Dwelling |
Number of Separate Lights: | One |
First Built or Established: | 1876 |
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | June, 1909 |
Condition at This Date: | Good |
Shape of Tower in Plan: | Hexagonal |
Form of Tower: | No tower |
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | |
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 43' 6" |
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Woods |
Color of Tower: | |
Color of Tower/ How Produced: | |
Tower Connection: | No tower |
Object of Navigation: | Local |
Building Materials: | |
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: | 8" x 14" |
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 12, 35" x 36" |
Number of Doors: | 22 |
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Iron, screw pile, 10' below surface of shoal |
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
Soil Susceptibility: | |
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: | 36.5" |
Number of Plates in Height: | One |
Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
Thickness of Plates: | 3/8" |
Size of Plates: | 36.5" x 34" |
Number of Storm Panes: | 2 |
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. Fastened to roof, down side of house to foundation & water |
Balustrade: | Wood |
Lantern Doors: | Fitted to frame of lantern, hung on hinges |
Floor of Lantern: | Wood |
Watchroom Doors: | Wood, fitted with hinges to lantern floor |
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: | |
Intensity in Candles: | |
Name of Maker: | Henry LePaute, Paris |
Year Made: | Not known |
Marks and Number: | 3 |
Order of Apparatus: | 5th |
Inside Diameter: | 14.5" |
Light Characteristic: | Fixed white |
Time of Revolution: | |
Flash Interval: | |
Duration of Flash: | |
Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
Number of Panels: | 4 |
Number of Flash Panels: | |
Arc of Each: | |
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: | Iron |
Service Table: | Iron |
Draft Tube Description: | None |
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: | Improved 5th order |
Type of Illuminant: | |
Number of Spare Lamps: | 2 |
Number of Spare Burners: | None |
Candle Power: |
Vapor Oil Lamp |
Number of Wicks or Mantels: | |
Diameter of Outside Wick: | 1 5/8" |
Diameter of Mantel: | |
Diameter of Circum Circle: |
Closets and Store Rooms |
Tower Closet Use: | |
Oil House Description: | On 2nd floor fitted with stand |
Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
Oil House Construction Material: | Wood & zinc |
Oil House Capacity: | 32 5-gal cans |
Other (Describe): | In several rooms, fitted with shelves, for general purposes. |
Suitability: | Dry & suited |
Fog Signal General |
Fog Signal Kind: | Stevens Bell Machine |
Time to Start: | 2 minutes |
How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
Manufacturer: | Geo. M. Stevens Co., Boston, Mass. |
Year of Manufacture: | Not known |
Characteristic: | A single & a double blow alternately, intervals 30 sec. |
Duplication: | 1 spiral spring |
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 lbs. |
Metal: | Bell metal |
Diameter: | 36" |
Height: | 28" |
Time: | 45 minutes |
Manufacturer: | |
Weights for Operation: |
Dwelling |
Location: | No tower |
Coloring: | White |
Construction Materials: | Wood & iron |
Number of Rooms: | 7 |
Number of Dwellings: | |
Heating Plant: | |
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: | |
Stove, Size: | |
Sink, Maker: | |
Sink, Size: | |
Pump, Maker: | |
Pump, Size: | |
Lamps: |
Water |
How Procured: | From roof |
Quality: | Good |
Quantity: | Ample |
Injury Possible: | Not liable |
Purity Precaution: | By cleaning tanks |
Tank Capacity: | 4 tanks, 200 gal each; on 1st floor |
Tank Material: | Iron |
Distilling Apparatus: | False |
Distilling Manufacturer: | |
Well Description: | |
Well Diameter: | |
Well Lining: | |
Pump or Bucket: | |
What Power Used: | |
Distance from Dwelling: |
Healthfulness |
General Opinion: | Good |
Diseases: | Malarial |
Prevalency: | Fall |
Local Causes: | |
Recommended Improvements: |