Report for Munising Rear Range Light (Michigan) - 1909

General
District: 9th
Inspector: Rulph R. Tinkham
Location: Towers situated in the west side of the town of Munising, Migh. S'ly shore of lake Superior. The rear tower is 1150 ft., S 35 degrees 34' W of the front tower.
Date of Report: 07/05/1909
Latitude: 46° 24' 54"
Longitude: 86° 39' 39"
Premises
Site: Purchase
Date of Reservation:
Date of Deed: 06/21/1908
Date of Permission:
Date of Lease:
Area of the Entire Site: 900 sq. feet
Area Inclosed:
Character of Soil: Sandy, mixed with clay.
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: About 1500 feet
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence:
Wharf or Landing on Premises: None
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: None
Means to Reach Light Station: By railroad or boat to town or Munising, in which the station is situated.
Distance to Nearest Road: Situated in the town of Munising, Mich.
Distance to Post Office: Situated in the town of Munising, Mich.
Distance to Village: Situated in the town of Munising, Mich.
Facilities for Public Conveyance: None.
Facilities for Private Conveyance: Reached by rig or dray from any part of town.
Means Used for Support of Lantern: Tower
Number of Separate Lights: 1
First Built or Established: 1908
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated:
Condition at This Date: Excellent.
Shape of Tower in Plan: Circular.
Form of Tower: Conical.
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: 31 feet
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: 107.5 feet
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: Wooded bluff.
Color of Tower: White with black lantern.
Color of Tower/ How Produced: Paint
Tower Connection: Detached
Object of Navigation: Guide to the E'ly channel entrance to Grand Island Harbor.
Building Materials: 5/16" steel plate. Butt jointed & riveted, bolted to concrete foundation.
General Description:
Wall Thickness at Base: 5/16"
Wall Thickness at Parapet:
Diameter at Base: 10' 9"
Diameter at Parapet: 8' 0"
Kind of Stairway and Steps: Ladder
Number of Landings: None
Size of Glass: 36" x 28"
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: 1
Number of Doors: 1 door of steel plate.
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: Concrete
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: Sandy with some clay.
Soil Susceptibility:
Miscellaneous Remarks: Immediately back of the tower, bank is in imminent danger of caving & would carry with it hardwood trees of considerable size.
Lantern and Fixtures
Order of Lantern: 4th
Shape of Lantern: Cylindrical
Diameter to Glass: 7' 0"
Diameter in the Clear:
Number of Sides: Cylindrical
Type of Bars: None
Thickness of Bars:
Height Glazed: 36"
Number of Plates in Height: 1
Number of Plates Each Side: 1
Thickness of Plates: 5/16"
Size of Plates: 36" x 28"
Number of Storm Panes: None
Unglazed Side of Lantern:
What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern: Steel Plate
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: Steel plate
Ventilator / Cowl: Cast iron
Lightning Spindle: Brass is platinum spindle.
Description of Lightning Rod:
Balustrade: None
Lantern Doors: Steel plate.
Floor of Lantern:
Watchroom Doors: None
Parapet Diameter: None
Ventilators
Location / Number:
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: From ground to lantern, 24' tall
Curtain Hooks / Hanger:


Watchroom
How is Watchroom Fitted: None
How is Relief Called:
Where is Call System Led:
Illuminating Apparatus
Kind of Apparatus:
Intensity in Candles:
Name of Maker: Adams & Westlake
Year Made: 1908
Marks and Number: No. 1065-- 23"
Order of Apparatus: Reflectors
Inside Diameter:
Light Characteristic: Fixed red.
Time of Revolution:
Flash Interval:
Duration of Flash:
Arc of Each Fixed Part:
Number of Panels: 1
Number of Flash Panels: None
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:
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Fixed Lens Covered:
Pedestal: Light stands in cage with wood base & 5/8" round iron bails.
Service Table: The table of the winch in the base of the rear tower serves as a service table for the light.
Draft Tube Description: None.
Revolving Machinery:
Standby and Description:
Chariot Float or Balls:
Chariot Description:
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Clock Weight:
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Drive During Rewind:
Machinery Protection:
Regulated:
Lens Protection:
How Color is Produced: Ruby glass front of the headlight.
Red Sectors Description:
Where Color Attached: To illuminating apparatus.
Form of Colored Glass:
Lamp Description: Funk-Heap single wick
Type of Illuminant:
Number of Spare Lamps: 1
Number of Spare Burners: 1
Candle Power:


Vapor Oil Lamp
Number of Wicks or Mantels: 1
Diameter of Outside Wick: 1.25"
Diameter of Mantel:
Diameter of Circum Circle:
Closets and Store Rooms
Tower Closet Use: None.
Oil House Description: 25' E'ly of front tower. Fittled with wood shelving.
Oil House Inside Dimension: 6' 6" x 8' 8"
Oil House Construction Material: Brick, metal slate roof. Concrete floor & ceiling.
Oil House Capacity: 50 cans, 5 gals each.
Other (Describe): 4 closets 2nd floor of dwelling; 1 closet & pantry, 1st floor.
Suitability: Dry & suitable.
Fog Signal General
Fog Signal Kind: No fog signal.
Time to Start:
How Long Will Pressure Last:
Manufacturer:
Year of Manufacture:
Characteristic:
Duplication:
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:
Dwelling
Location: 50' W'ly of front tower.
Coloring: Natural red brick with cement gables & red roof.
Construction Materials: Walls of brick on concrete foundation walls below grade, gables of cenent beam work, roof metal slates, sills, lintels & water table of cut stone.
Number of Rooms: 7, hall 1st & 2nd floors, 5 closets, pantry & cellar under entire house.
Number of Dwellings: 1
Heating Plant: Steam heat with radiator in each room.
Number of Keepers: 1 keeper & family.
Furnished Quarters:
NOT Furnished Quarters:
Outhouses: Oilhouse only
Outhouse Coloring: Natural red vitrified brick.
Paths and Walks:
Area Inclosed:
Area of Garden: None
Area Timber or Shrubbery: None
Cultivation Area Available: None
Area Cultivated: None
Character of Surroundings: Rear site is excavated from steep bluff & is part cut & part fill embankment of clay & sand.
Stove, Maker:
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Sink, Maker:
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Pump, Maker:
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Lamps:
Water
How Procured: From city water main. Dwelling is completely fitted with plumbing for kitchen, heater, bathroom, lavatory & WC.
Quality: Good.
Quantity: Ample.
Injury Possible: No.
Purity Precaution: A porous brick filter in 1 corner of the cistern.
Tank Capacity: 1600 gals. in celler of dweling
Tank Material: Brick with arch brick top.
Distilling Apparatus: False
Distilling Manufacturer:
Well Description: No well.
Well Diameter:
Well Lining:
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Distance from Dwelling:
Healthfulness
General Opinion: Good.
Diseases: None.
Prevalency: NOne.
Local Causes: No.
Recommended Improvements: None necessary. Premises connected with city water.
Miscellaneous
Access to Lighthouse: None.
Distance and Direction:
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