Report for Pemaquid Point Light Station (Maine) - 1908
General |
District: | 1st |
Inspector: | |
Location: | |
Date of Report: | 02/16/1908 |
Latitude: | |
Longitude: |
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: | |
Distance to Nearest Road: | Public road 400'; RR station, Damariscotta, 16 miles; Steamboat landing, New Harbor, 4 miles. |
Distance to Post Office: | New Harbor, 3 miles |
Distance to Village: | New Harbor, 3 miles |
Facilities for Public Conveyance: | None |
Facilities for Private Conveyance: | Carriage from steamboat at New Harbor, 4 miles, or from RR station at Damariscotta, 16 miles. |
Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower |
Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
First Built or Established: | 1827 |
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1857 |
Condition at This Date: | Good |
Shape of Tower in Plan: | Circular |
Form of Tower: | Conical |
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 37' |
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 78 3/4' |
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Summer cottages & land mostly covered with spruce trees |
Color of Tower: | White |
Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Whitewash |
Tower Connection: | Connected by work room |
Object of Navigation: | Secondary seacoast |
Building Materials: | Stone, brick inside |
General Description: | |
Wall Thickness at Base: | 48" |
Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 24" |
Diameter at Base: | 16' |
Diameter at Parapet: | 11' |
Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Cast iron open work |
Number of Landings: | 1 |
Size of Glass: | 9" x 7" |
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 3 - 41" x 25" |
Number of Doors: | 1 |
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Built on solid rock |
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | Loam |
Soil Susceptibility: | Yes |
Miscellaneous Remarks: |
Lantern and Fixtures |
Order of Lantern: | 4th |
Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
Diameter to Glass: | 7' 3" |
Diameter in the Clear: | |
Number of Sides: | 10 |
Type of Bars: | Vertical |
Thickness of Bars: | |
Height Glazed: | 35.5" |
Number of Plates in Height: | 1 |
Number of Plates Each Side: | 1 |
Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
Size of Plates: | 36" x 26 3/4" |
Number of Storm Panes: | None |
Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
What Bearings: | |
Construction Material Lantern: | |
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Cast iron in 10 sections, flanged & bolted on inside & lined with zinc. |
Ventilator / Cowl: | Cast iron |
Lightning Spindle: | Bronze with platinum tip |
Description of Lightning Rod: | Copper ribbon, attached to lantern deck, led down outside of tower, along surface 10' & enters soil pipe. |
Balustrade: | Cast iron |
Lantern Doors: | Cast iron 32 5/8" x 22 1/4"; 1/2" thick. 2 hinges & 1 catch |
Floor of Lantern: | Cast iron |
Watchroom Doors: | None |
Parapet Diameter: |
Ventilators |
Location / Number: | Lower part of lantern |
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Screwed into sash bars |
Illuminating Apparatus |
Kind of Apparatus: | |
Intensity in Candles: | |
Name of Maker: | Henry LePaute |
Year Made: | Not given |
Marks and Number: | A Paris |
Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
Inside Diameter: | 19.5" |
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: | Hollow cast iron standard flaring at top & bottom. stands 3' 2.5" high |
Service Table: | Sheet iron attached to pedestal. |
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: | 4th order - Funk Heap - 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: | Red brick oil house with slate roof 188' SW by W 1/2 W from tower. Has ventilator in roof & 1 door. |
Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
Oil House Construction Material: | |
Oil House Capacity: | |
Other (Describe): | Closet in workroom. Has 3 shelves & is used for lamp supplies. |
Suitability: | Dry & Suited to purpose. |
Fog Signal General |
Fog Signal Kind: | Fog bell striking machinery |
Time to Start: | Starts instantly |
How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
Manufacturer: | Geo. M. Stevens, Boston, Mass. |
Year of Manufacture: | 1899 |
Characteristic: | Single blow every 10 sec. |
Duplication: | Spare equalizing spring at station. Duplicates of all parts in Machine Shop, Boston, which can be promptly forwarded. |
Timing Device: | |
If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | |
Height Above Water: | |
Compass Direction: | |
Location: | |
Distance and Direction: | 80' SW 1/4 S from lighthouse |
Water Supply: | |
Reached from Lighthouse: | |
Description of Fog Signal Building: | Red brick building 15' x 10' with a white wooden tower at NE corner for weights |
Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
Bell Signal |
Weight: | 4,200 lbs |
Metal: | Bell metal |
Diameter: | 5' |
Height: | 4' |
Time: | 6 hours |
Manufacturer: | |
Weights for Operation: |
Dwelling |
Location: | Attached to tower on W'ly side |
Coloring: | White |
Construction Materials: | Wood |
Number of Rooms: | 8 |
Number of Dwellings: | |
Heating Plant: | |
Number of Keepers: | One |
Furnished Quarters: | |
NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
Outhouses: | Fuel house close to tower on NW side of tower |
Outhouse Coloring: | White |
Paths and Walks: | None |
Area Inclosed: | Whole area by stone wall |
Area of Garden: | None |
Area Timber or Shrubbery: | None |
Cultivation Area Available: | None |
Area Cultivated: | None |
Character of Surroundings: | Fast ground covered with small spruce tree |
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: | Cleaned yearly |
Tank Capacity: | Cistern in dwelling cellar, 1,000 gal. |
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: |