Report for Point Robinson (Washington) - 1890

General
District: 13th
Inspector: Maj. Thomas H. Handbury, Corps of Engineers
Location: At Point Robinson, on Eastern extremity of Maury's Island, about 9 miles N of Tacoma, & 17 miles S of Seattle, WA.
Date of Report: 02/23/1890
Latitude: 47° 23' 20"
Longitude: 122° 22' 20"
Premises
Site:
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Area of the Entire Site: 23.61 acres
Area Inclosed:
Character of Soil: Fair on upland, sand on low-land
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Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: Fence
Wharf or Landing on Premises: None except on beach
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance:
Means to Reach Light Station: By steamer or small boat from Seattle or Tacoma.
Distance to Nearest Road:
Distance to Post Office: Station is a Post Office.
Distance to Village: 9 miles to Tacoma
Facilities for Public Conveyance:
Facilities for Private Conveyance: Steamer makes regular bi-weekly trips with mail from Tacoma, distant 9 miles & lands at Station.
Means Used for Support of Lantern:
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First Built or Established: 1885
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated:
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Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: 30'
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Fog Signal General
Fog Signal Kind: 12" steam whistle
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Characteristic: Blasts 6 sec with intervals of 54 sec.
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If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown:
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Compass Direction:
Location: Fog signal located on end of low sand point projecting about 450' from mainland out into water of Puget Sound in direct line of travel btwn Tacoma & other Sound cities & during smoky or foggy weather is of material assistance to navigation.
Distance and Direction:
Water Supply: 2 cisterns, capacity 10,000 gals each
Reached from Lighthouse:
Description of Fog Signal Building: Frame bldg, 56' x 15' with an L 20' x 18' comprising fuel rooms, boiler room & storeroom. A water shed 60' x 40' for catchment of rain water is located near signal bldg.
Pressure And Recording Gauge:
Dwelling
Location: Located about 700' S 3/4 W from fog signal house near foot of bluff.
Coloring:
Construction Materials: Wood
Number of Rooms: 5
Number of Dwellings:
Heating Plant:
Number of Keepers: 1
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Outhouses: 1 barn and a chicken house.
Outhouse Coloring:
Paths and Walks: Wooden walk leads from signal to dwelling.
Area Inclosed: 23 61/100 acres. Enclosed by fence along boundry line, each end terminating at low water line.
Area of Garden: 1/2 acre
Area Timber or Shrubbery:
Cultivation Area Available: About 10 acres
Area Cultivated: 1/2 acre
Character of Surroundings: High hills covered with fir timber. Soil is good where cleared.
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Pump, Maker: W.B. Douglas #4, Pitcher spout, woodshed; Hooker #2 closed spout, Fog signal.
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Water
How Procured: Catchment from roof.
Quality: Good
Quantity: Ample
Injury Possible: Not liable to injury
Purity Precaution: Nothing special except filtering wall of brick
Tank Capacity: 10,000 gals.
Tank Material: Brick
Distilling Apparatus: False
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Healthfulness
General Opinion: It is considered a healthy locality.
Diseases: None
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