Report for Ragged Point (Maryland) - 1938
| General |
| District: | 5th |
| Inspector: | |
| Location: | Ragged Point, Md., in 8 feet of water, on the SW'ly side of Potomac River, and on the point of the shoal making off from Ragged point, Va. |
| Date of Report: | 07/02/1938 |
| Latitude: | 38° 09' 17" |
| Longitude: | 76° 36' 07" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Submarine |
| 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: | Small boat |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | Buses to Warsaw Va. 19 miles |
| Distance to Post Office: | 4 miles Coles PO, VA |
| Distance to Village: | 4 miles Hague, Va. |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | None |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | Small boat |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Dwelling |
| Number of Separate Lights: | One |
| First Built or Established: | 1910 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
| Condition at This Date: | |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Hexagonal |
| Form of Tower: | No tower |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 50 feet |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 44 feet |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Sky |
| Color of Tower: | White, substructure brown, roof |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | |
| Object of Navigation: | General & Local |
| Building Materials: | Wood & iron |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | 6' 4.5" |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Wood |
| Number of Landings: | 2 |
| Size of Glass: | 9.75" x 18.5" on 2nd floor, 9.75" x 13.75" on 1st floor |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 9; 5 - 2' 10" wide x 2' 6". 4 - 24" x 24" x 1.5" |
| Number of Doors: | 24 |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Sand & oyster shells, 15 feet |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Rip rap mount at NW corner about 50' off |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | 7 feet |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 8 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 36.5" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 1 |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | 1 |
| Thickness of Plates: | 3/8" |
| Size of Plates: | 36.5" x 34.5" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | 8 |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Wood, iron & copper |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Copper |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Copper |
| Lightning Spindle: | Brass |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | Copper, fastened to base of lantern, led over roof & side of house & fastened to one of the iron piles |
| Balustrade: | Wood |
| Lantern Doors: | With hinges, fastened to frame of lantern |
| Floor of Lantern: | Wood |
| Watchroom Doors: | |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | Lower part of lantern |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | Small wood ladder |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Screwed into frame of lantern |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Fitted to lens |
| How is Relief Called: | |
| Where is Call System Led: | To kitchen |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | 9 hours |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | Chance Bros. & Co., Limited near Birmingham, Eng. |
| Year Made: | 1907 |
| Marks and Number: | USLHE 433 |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
| Inside Diameter: | 19" |
| Light Characteristic: | Flashing white every 10 seconds |
| Time of Revolution: | 40 seconds |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 4 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | 4 |
| Arc of Each: | 90 degrees |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 5 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 6 |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 4 |
| Does Apparatus Revolve?: | True |
| Is There a Revolving Belt?: | False |
| Revolving Panels: | |
| How Flash is Produced: | |
| Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | |
| Fixed Lens Covered: | |
| Pedestal: | Tubular, iron & brass |
| Service Table: | None |
| Draft Tube Description: | None |
| Revolving Machinery: | Type C clock |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | Balls |
| Chariot Description: | |
| Length of Drop Tube: | 20 feet |
| Clock Weight: | |
| Length of Winding Time: | 9 hours |
| Drive During Rewind: | Stops to wind |
| Machinery Protection: | By a glass case |
| Regulated: | Skew gear-drived fan governor, themostat |
| Lens Protection: | |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | Converted 4th order lamps with aladdin mantaltte |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 2 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | |
| Candle Power: |
| Clock Cord Description |
| Revolving Cord: | Cord |
| Size of Clock Cord: | |
| Length of Clock Cord: | |
| How Led: | Led through floor |
| Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: |
| Chariot Balls |
| Balls Description: | V grooves |
| Cage to Separate Balls: | False |
| Number of Balls: | 19 |
| Diameter of Balls: | 1/2 inch |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | With shelves and hooks |
| Oil House Description: | |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | |
| Oil House Capacity: | 1 steel 275 gal under house |
| Other (Describe): | Closets in each room; with shelves & hooks |
| Suitability: | Dry & suited |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | No. 4 Camewell bell macine |
| Time to Start: | Can be started at once |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
| Manufacturer: | Camewell Fire Alarm Telegraph Co., New York |
| Year of Manufacture: | Not known |
| Characteristic: | A double blow every 10 seconds |
| 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: |
| Bell Signal |
| Weight: | 1,000 lbs. |
| Metal: | Bell metal |
| Diameter: | 36" |
| Height: | 29.5" |
| Time: | 1 hour |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Weights for Operation: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | No tower |
| Coloring: | White, Brown roof, black lantern |
| Construction Materials: | Wood |
| Number of Rooms: | 8 |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | 2 |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | |
| Outhouse Coloring: | |
| Paths and Walks: | |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | |
| Area Cultivated: | |
| Character of Surroundings: | |
| Stove, Maker: | Kerogus, Linderman & Hoverson Co. Milaw, WI |
| Stove, Size: | 3 burner, Model IC-1239B-AJ |
| Sink, Maker: | Magumn No. 15 |
| Sink, Size: | 18" x 30" enamal, right drain |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | From Roof |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | Not liable |
| Purity Precaution: | By cleaning out tanks regularly |
| Tank Capacity: | 4 tanks, 200 gals. ea. on 1st floor |
| Tank Material: | 2 iron, 2 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: | |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | |
| Recommended Improvements: |
| Boats |
| Boat #1 | |
| Boat Number: | 515 |
| Type: | Rowboat |
| Length: | 4.5 feet |
| Width: | 16 feet |
| When Built: | |
| Date Harbored at Station: | June 30, 1932 |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | |
| Boat #2 | |
| Boat Number: | 507 |
| Type: | Motor Boat |
| Length: | 6 feet |
| Width: | 18 feet |
| When Built: | |
| Date Harbored at Station: | Aug 6, 1937 |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | |
| Power Boat |
| Engine Type: | Lathrop |
| Horsepower: | 4 |
| Engine Maker: | J. W. Lathrop Co. |
| Spare Coil: | |
| Magnet: | |
| Battery: | 6 dry cells |
| Propeller Diameter: | 18" |
| Propeller Pitch: | 14 pitch |
| Miscellaneous |
| General Information: | |
| Boats on Station: | Keep on davits |