Report for Monhegan Island Light Station (Maine) - 1908
| General |
| District: | 1st |
| Inspector: | Major Edw. Burr, USA Engineer 1st Lighthouse Dist. |
| Location: | Near center of Monhegan Island, off the seacoast of ME. |
| Date of Report: | 02/17/1908 |
| Latitude: | 43° 45' 53" N |
| Longitude: | 69° 18' 59" W |
| Premises |
| Site: | Purchase |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | 12/13/1822 |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 2.19 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | Whole area |
| Character of Soil: | Rocky & loam |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | .5 miles |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | One |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | None |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By road from boat landing |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | Boat landing .5 mile. Landing made by small boat from steamboat moored in harbor. |
| Distance to Post Office: | 1/2 mile Monhegan |
| Distance to Village: | 1/2 mile Monhegan |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | Steamboat & sailing vessel from Boothbay Harbor, to Monhegan. |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | None |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | One |
| First Built or Established: | 1824 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1850 |
| Condition at This Date: | Good |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Circular |
| Form of Tower: | Conical |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 33' |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 178 1/4' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Forest |
| Color of Tower: | Gray |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Granite |
| Tower Connection: | Connected by covered way |
| Object of Navigation: | Primary seacoast |
| Building Materials: | Granite |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | 4' 4" |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 2' 10" |
| Diameter at Base: | 18' |
| Diameter at Parapet: | 12' |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Cast iron |
| Number of Landings: | None |
| Size of Glass: | 8.5" x 7" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 3 - 20 1/4" x 10" - 2 half |
| Number of Doors: | 3 |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Natural rock |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | Loam |
| Soil Susceptibility: | Grass |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 2nd |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | 10' 7" |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 16 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | 7' 4 1/4" |
| Height Glazed: | |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 2 |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | 2 |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | 15 - 24" x 60"; 15 - 24" x 26 5/8"; 2 - 24" x 35 7/8" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | None |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Cast iron |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Copper |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Copper |
| Lightning Spindle: | Copper |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | Copper attached by rivets led down tower - 3' below surface |
| Balustrade: | Cast iron |
| Lantern Doors: | None |
| Floor of Lantern: | Granite |
| Watchroom Doors: | None |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | 4 in lower part of lantern |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Screw hooks |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Revolving clock is in watchroom |
| How is Relief Called: | |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | 6 hours |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | Henry LePaute |
| Year Made: | 1855 |
| Marks and Number: | Henry LePaute, Paris |
| Order of Apparatus: | 2nd |
| Inside Diameter: | |
| Light Characteristic: | Flashing white every minute |
| Time of Revolution: | 8 minutes |
| Flash Interval: | 1 minute |
| Duration of Flash: | 38 secs. |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 8 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | 8 |
| Arc of Each: | 45 degrees |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 3 bulls eyes |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 12 |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 5 |
| Does Apparatus Revolve?: | False |
| Is There a Revolving Belt?: | False |
| Revolving Panels: | |
| How Flash is Produced: | Apparatus revolving - lower 4 prisms stationary. |
| Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | |
| Fixed Lens Covered: | |
| Pedestal: | Cast iron |
| Service Table: | None |
| Draft Tube Description: | Russia iron, brass hinges top & bottom, fitted with slots, connected by rods |
| Revolving Machinery: | Revolving clock |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | On chariot |
| Chariot Description: | 8 trucks - 5" diameter |
| Length of Drop Tube: | 36' |
| Clock Weight: | |
| Length of Winding Time: | 6 hours |
| Drive During Rewind: | |
| Machinery Protection: | Clock case |
| Regulated: | Ball regulator |
| Lens Protection: | |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | 2nd order - 3 wicks (55 mm iov B insp 10/16/15) |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 2 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 4 |
| Candle Power: |
| Clock Cord Description |
| Revolving Cord: | Revolving cord |
| Size of Clock Cord: | |
| Length of Clock Cord: | |
| How Led: | Center of tower |
| Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | 2 - 1 for plate glass, 1 for lamp stock |
| Oil House Description: | Red brick oil house 100' NW of tower. |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | |
| Oil House Capacity: | |
| Other (Describe): | Covered way - paint stock |
| Suitability: | Dry & suited to purpose |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | Keepers dwelling connected by covered way. Asst. Keeper's dwelling to S of tower. |
| Coloring: | White |
| Construction Materials: | Wood |
| Number of Rooms: | 6 |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | One |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | 2 |
| Outhouse Coloring: | White |
| Paths and Walks: | Paths |
| Area Inclosed: | Whole area by post & wire fence |
| Area of Garden: | 1/4 acre |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | None |
| Cultivation Area Available: | 1/4 acre |
| Area Cultivated: | 1/4 acre |
| Character of Surroundings: | Fast ground |
| Stove, Maker: | |
| Stove, Size: | |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Rain water from roof of dwelling |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | No |
| Purity Precaution: | Cistern made in 2 parts so that 1 can be cleaned while other is full. |
| Tank Capacity: | 800 gal cistern in cellar of each dwelling |
| 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: | |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: |