Report for Maumee Bay Range Main Beacon (Ohio) - 1888
General |
District: | 10th |
Inspector: | Major S.M. Mansfield, Corps of Engineers |
Location: | On S bank, exactly at elbow of S & Longreaches OH. |
Date of Report: | 02/13/1888 |
Latitude: | 41° 43' 48" |
Longitude: | 83° 23' 02" |
Premises |
Site: | |
Date of Reservation: | |
Date of Deed: | |
Date of Permission: | |
Date of Lease: | |
Area of the Entire Site: | Crib 40 x 60' in plan. |
Area Inclosed: | |
Character of Soil: | |
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | |
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | None |
Wharf or Landing on Premises: | At crib |
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | None |
Means to Reach Light Station: | By boat from Toledo, OH. |
Distance to Nearest Road: | 10.5 miles to Toledo, OH. |
Distance to Post Office: | 10.5 miles to Toledo, OH |
Distance to Village: | 8 miles to Manhatten, E Toledo, OH |
Facilities for Public Conveyance: | None |
Facilities for Private Conveyance: | 10.5 miles by boat from Toledo, OH |
Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Wooden platform suppoted by roof of buoy house. |
Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
First Built or Established: | 1884 |
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
Condition at This Date: | Good |
Shape of Tower in Plan: | |
Form of Tower: | |
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 16' |
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 26' |
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Sky |
Color of Tower: | White |
Color of Tower/ How Produced: | White lead paint |
Tower Connection: | Platform on buoy house connected to gallery of Keeper's dwelling by stairway & walk. |
Object of Navigation: | With S beacon forms a guide thru cut towards Turtle Island & also forms a range with E Beacon thru cut to intersection w/ outer range. |
Building Materials: | |
General Description: | There is no tower, light is shown from a triangular sheet iron lantern, glazed on 2 sides, fitted w/ lamp 5.5" dia., 3" high, w/ collar for Richmond burner & 2 glass reflectors 8" dia. |
Wall Thickness at Base: | |
Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
Diameter at Base: | |
Diameter at Parapet: | |
Kind of Stairway and Steps: | |
Number of Landings: | |
Size of Glass: | |
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | |
Number of Doors: | |
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
Soil Susceptibility: | |
Miscellaneous Remarks: | Lantern placed on platform at NW end of buoy house roof, which is connected by stairway & walk to gallery of Keeper's dwelling. Temporary range lights were est. July 26, 1875 on cluster piles, placed by Engineer Dept & maintained for 2 seasons by LH Dept. |
Lantern and Fixtures |
Order of Lantern: | Reflector (sheet iron triangular lantern) |
Shape of Lantern: | |
Diameter to Glass: | |
Diameter in the Clear: | |
Number of Sides: | 3 |
Type of Bars: | |
Thickness of Bars: | |
Height Glazed: | 22" |
Number of Plates in Height: | One |
Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
Size of Plates: | 2 plates 14" x 22" |
Number of Storm Panes: | |
Unglazed Side of Lantern: | 1 - back of lantern |
What Bearings: | |
Construction Material Lantern: | Galvanized sheet iron |
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | |
Ventilator / Cowl: | |
Lightning Spindle: | On dwelling, has brass spindle & platinum point. |
Description of Lightning Rod: | Wrought iron, 3/4" dia., projects 3' above chimney in center of bldg, led along roof to E side & thence into lake to depth of 10'. Secured by means of iron clamps & rubber insulators. |
Balustrade: | Dwelling has a gallery, w/ balustrade, on NE & NW sides. |
Lantern Doors: | |
Floor of Lantern: | |
Watchroom Doors: | |
Parapet Diameter: |
Illuminating Apparatus |
Kind of Apparatus: | |
Intensity in Candles: | |
Name of Maker: | |
Year Made: | |
Marks and Number: | |
Order of Apparatus: | Lens lantern replaced by present lantern 8/19/1887 |
Inside Diameter: | |
Light Characteristic: | |
Time of Revolution: | |
Flash Interval: | |
Duration of Flash: | |
Arc of Each Fixed Part: | Fixed |
Number of Panels: | |
Number of Flash Panels: | |
Arc of Each: | |
Number of Elements in Central Drum: | |
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | |
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | |
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: | None - lantern placed on wooden platform |
Service Table: | In oil room under dwelling. |
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: | Mineral oil lamp 5.5" x 3", 1 wick |
Type of Illuminant: | |
Number of Spare Lamps: | One |
Number of Spare Burners: | One |
Candle Power: |
Closets and Store Rooms |
Tower Closet Use: | |
Oil House Description: | Located under dwelling, 8' x 10' in plan, fitted with cleaning table & 4 shelves for oil cans, also contains privy with galvanized funnel & 4" wrought iron waste pipe leading into lake. |
Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
Oil House Construction Material: | |
Oil House Capacity: | |
Other (Describe): | None, except oil room located under dwelling. |
Suitability: |
Dwelling |
Location: | Dwelling & buoy house located on 40' x 60' crib - light is displayed from platform on roof of buoy house. Dwelling 24' sq. Buoy house 21 x 31'/ |
Coloring: | |
Construction Materials: | Dwelling of wood, with shingle roof, supported by iron columns resting in crib sunk in 11' of water & rises 10' above. |
Number of Rooms: | 4 living rooms, entry, pantry & 2 closets/ |
Number of Dwellings: | |
Heating Plant: | |
Number of Keepers: | 1 - no asst. |
Furnished Quarters: | |
NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
Outhouses: | Buoy house (21' x 31'), Oil house (8' x 10') & Privy, & woodshed (6' x 22') |
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: | Cistern & bay |
Quality: | Good |
Quantity: | Bay is ample |
Injury Possible: | Bay - yes |
Purity Precaution: | Cistern is coated inside w/ 2 coats of brewer's shellac - Keeper was furnished w/ a Kedzie water filter in 1885. |
Tank Capacity: | 30 barrels cap'y, placed in pocket of crib below deck in 1887. |
Tank Material: | Of white pine, staves 1.5", 6' in height & 6' dia. at bottom. fitted w/ removable cover & manhole - outside of cistern was painted 2 coats of lead color paint. |
Distilling Apparatus: | False |
Distilling Manufacturer: | |
Well Description: | |
Well Diameter: | |
Well Lining: | |
Pump or Bucket: | |
What Power Used: | |
Distance from Dwelling: |
Miscellaneous |
Access to Lighthouse: | Crib forms landing pier, snubbing posts, being provided for supply steamer & a "Strachan" boat launching apparatus for use of Keeper. Boat is landed under dwelling when drawn in - as no other shelter is deemed necessary. Iron ladders on face of crib. |
Distance and Direction: | |
Miscellaneous Remarks: | Crib upon which all bldgs are placed, is sunk in about 11' of water & rises 10' above. All bldgs on crib are frame structures painted white & have shingled roofs. |