Report for Point Lookout (Maryland) - 1909
| General |
| District: | 5th |
| Inspector: | Major W. E. Craighill, Lighthouse Engineer |
| Location: | N'ly side of the entrance to Potomac River, W'ly side of Chesapeake Bay |
| Date of Report: | 06/17/1909 |
| Latitude: | 38° 02' 19" |
| Longitude: | 76° 19' 20" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Purchase |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | 12/15/1832 |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 2 lots; 1st, 1acre, 46 square perches; 2nd, 2 acres 2 square perches. |
| Area Inclosed: | 2 acres |
| Character of Soil: | Sand & clay |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 100' |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | Garden inclosed |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Buoy wharf |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | None |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By wagon |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | 10 miles from steamboat landing, Millers Wharf, MD. |
| Distance to Post Office: | 1/4 mile |
| Distance to Village: | 14 miles |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | None |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | 10 miles from steamboat landing by wagon |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Dwelling |
| Number of Separate Lights: | One |
| First Built or Established: | 1830 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
| Condition at This Date: | Good |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | No tower |
| Form of Tower: | |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 41' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Woods |
| Color of Tower: | |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | |
| Tower Connection: | |
| Object of Navigation: | General |
| Building Materials: | |
| General Description: | |
| 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: | Sandy |
| Soil Susceptibility: | Yes |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th |
| Shape of Lantern: | Cylindrical |
| Diameter to Glass: | 7' |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 12 |
| Type of Bars: | Helical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 37" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
| Thickness of Plates: | 3/8" |
| Size of Plates: | 37" x 29" x 12" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | None |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | 2 plates |
| What Bearings: | N & NW |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Iron & wood |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Iron |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Iron |
| Lightning Spindle: | Iron |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | Copper. By slip connection led over roof of dwelling down wall to earth & water |
| Balustrade: | Iron |
| Lantern Doors: | Iron fitted with hinges to barrel of lantern |
| Floor of Lantern: | Iron |
| Watchroom Doors: | Fitted in floor of lantern with hinges to floor |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | Lower part of lantern |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Screwed in frame of lantern |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | Sautter & Co., Paris |
| Year Made: | Not given |
| Marks and Number: | None |
| 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: | 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 4th 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 7/8" |
| Diameter of Mantel: | |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | |
| Oil House Description: | Outside of dwelling |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 6' x 8' |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Iron & brick |
| Oil House Capacity: | 48 5-gal cans |
| Other (Describe): | None |
| Suitability: |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | Stevens machine |
| Time to Start: | 2 minutes |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
| Manufacturer: | Geo. M. Stevens Co., Boston, Mass. |
| Year of Manufacture: | Not given |
| Characteristic: | A single blow every 10 seconds |
| Duplication: | None |
| 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: | Wooden tower attached to coal shed |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
| Bell Signal |
| Weight: | 1200 lbs |
| Metal: | Bell metal |
| Diameter: | 39" |
| Height: | 28" |
| Time: | 2.5 hours |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Weights for Operation: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | Supporting tower |
| Coloring: | White |
| Construction Materials: | Brick |
| Number of Rooms: | 5 |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | Buoy & coal shed, 1 each |
| Outhouse Coloring: | White |
| Paths and Walks: | Brick |
| Area Inclosed: | 2 acres, picket fence |
| Area of Garden: | 2 acres, inclosed by picket fence |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | Inclosed portion |
| Area Cultivated: | 2 acres |
| Character of Surroundings: | Sandy & clay |
| Stove, Maker: | |
| Stove, Size: | |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | From roofs |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | No |
| Purity Precaution: | By cleaning tanks |
| Tank Capacity: | 10,000 gal in buoy shed |
| Tank Material: | Wood |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Healthy |
| Diseases: | Malarial |
| Prevalency: | Spring & Fall |
| Local Causes: | Marshes outside of reservation |
| Recommended Improvements: |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Wharf for handling buoys & other articles of supply |
| Distance and Direction: | 40' westerly from dwelling |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |