Report for Sandy Point (Maryland) - 1927
| General |
| District: | 5th |
| Inspector: | T.S. Johnson |
| Location: | On shoal off Sandy Point about 9.5 miles from Annapolis, MD. |
| Date of Report: | 09/28/1927 |
| Latitude: | 39° 0' 57" |
| Longitude: | 76° 23' 05" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Deeded to United States by State of Maryland |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | 04/03/1883 |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | Marine site |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | None |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | Power Boat, Annapolis, MD., 9.5 miles |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | |
| Distance to Post Office: | |
| Distance to Village: | |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | On frame-work of mansard roof |
| Number of Separate Lights: | One |
| First Built or Established: | 1858 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1883 - minor repairs yearly |
| Condition at This Date: | |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | |
| Form of Tower: | |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 38' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Water |
| Color of Tower: | Red brick dwelling, white roof on brown cylindrical pier. |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | |
| Tower Connection: | By stairway |
| Object of Navigation: | For marking shoal off Sandy Point, & an aid to navigation for boats going to & from Baltimore, MD. |
| Building Materials: | No tower |
| 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: | No tower - windows of dwelling 8 light 10 x 14 |
| Number of Doors: | |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Brick dwelling on cylindrical pier - surmounted with lantern in center of mansard roof |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th order |
| Shape of Lantern: | |
| Diameter to Glass: | |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 8 |
| Type of Bars: | Helical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 36 3/8" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | 34.5 x 36 3/8 |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Cast iron |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Copper |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Cast iron |
| Lightning Spindle: | Copper |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Wrought iron |
| Lantern Doors: | Wood; rabbetted, hinges & lock |
| Floor of Lantern: | Wood |
| Watchroom Doors: | Wood, hung on hinges with rim lock |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | In wall |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None needed |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Screwed into top frame off storm panes |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Trimming table, with closets fitted with shelves & hooks |
| How is Relief Called: | Thermostat control |
| Where is Call System Led: | Keepers bedroom |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | W 2900 R. 870 |
| Name of Maker: | Henry LePaute |
| Year Made: | Not given |
| Marks and Number: | No marks or numbers |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
| Inside Diameter: | 20" |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 4 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | None |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 1 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 8, fixed |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 5, fixed |
| 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: | C.I. mounted on C.I. base resting on lantern floor |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | 8" dia. opening in ceiling of lantern, leading direct into ventilator ball |
| 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: | Linen cover |
| How Color is Produced: | Red sectors |
| Red Sectors Description: | From 130 degrees to 171 degrees. Covers shoals of Thomas Point, Tolly Point & Hackett Point |
| Where Color Attached: | To inside of lantern panes |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | 4th order I.O.V. |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 2 tower - 1 table, 4 hand |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 2 for tower |
| Candle Power: | 600 cp |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | One mantel |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | |
| Diameter of Mantel: | 35 m.m. |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | None |
| Oil House Description: | Below lantern fitted with fog bell striker lamp stand & platform for oil storage of case oil. |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 16' x 20' |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Frame |
| Oil House Capacity: | |
| Other (Describe): | In side of bed rooms, fitted with shelves & hooks. |
| Suitability: | Dry. Very suitable |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | 3rd class - Reed horn, also hand bell |
| Time to Start: | |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | Trumpet - 3 sec blast. 7 sec silent bell - 1 stroke 9 sec silent |
| Duplication: | |
| Timing Device: | 3rd district belt & worm driven |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | 9 lbs |
| Height Above Water: | 24' |
| Compass Direction: | SE |
| Location: | On shoal off Sandy Point |
| Distance and Direction: | Connected with station |
| Water Supply: | 3 tanks in cellar, caught from roof |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | Part of Lighthouse |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | None, room of dwelling used. |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
| Bell Signal |
| Weight: | 1000 lbs. |
| Metal: | Bronze |
| Diameter: | 36" at bottom |
| Height: | 26" |
| Time: | 90 min. |
| Manufacturer: | Stevens; no date |
| Weights for Operation: |
| Internal Combustion Signal |
| Fog Signal Kind: | |
| Internal Combustion Kind: | Kerosene |
| Internal Combustion Manufacturer: | Mertz & Weiss |
| Internal Combustion Date: | March, 1909 |
| Internal Combustion Size: | |
| Internal Combustion Horsepower: | 4 |
| Internal Combustion Fuel: | Kerosene |
| Internal Combustion Starter: | Heating ball |
| Compressor Maker: | Mertz & Weiss |
| Compressor Seat: | Both pistons on same rod, geared to engine |
| Compressor Machinery: | 10" dia, 8" stroke; 375 RPM; 1 1/4 air inlet valves; del. pipe 1 1/4" dia. |
| Compressor Diameter: | |
| Compressor Stroke: | |
| Compressor RPMs: | |
| Character of Air Inlet: | |
| Kind of Unloader: | |
| Diameter of Delivery Pipe: |
| Daboll Signal |
| Daboll: | 3rd class |
| Daboll Reed: | Reed horn |
| Daboll Length: | 8.5" |
| Daboll Breadth: | 2 1/4" |
| Daboll Base Thickness: | 3/8" |
| Daboll Tip Thickness: | 9/32" |
| Trumpet Signal |
| Trumpet: | |
| Trumpet Length: | 12' |
| Trumpet Diameter: | 4 & 20" |
| Trumpet Material: | Copper |
| Air Receiver |
| Number: | 2 |
| Diameter: | 24 |
| Height: | 6 |
| Capacity Cubic Feet: | |
| Pressure in Each: | 9 & 12 |
| Make of Reducing Valve: | None |
| Remarks: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | Dwelling & lantern a single unit |
| Coloring: | Painted red |
| Construction Materials: | Brick |
| Number of Rooms: | 4 |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | Heating stoves |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 keeper, 1 assistant |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | None |
| Outhouse Coloring: | |
| Paths and Walks: | |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | None |
| Area Cultivated: | None |
| Character of Surroundings: | Marine site |
| Stove, Maker: | Imp. N. Balto. |
| Stove, Size: | # 700 |
| Sink, Maker: | National Co. |
| Sink, Size: | 14" x 26" |
| Pump, Maker: | Gould |
| Pump, Size: | Pitcher # 2 |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | From roof & stored in 8 tanks |
| Quality: | Excellent |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | Perfectly safe |
| Purity Precaution: | Roof is washed off 1st before water enters tanks |
| Tank Capacity: | 300 gal. placed in dwelling (3) |
| Tank Material: | Wood - cypress |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Excellent |
| Diseases: | None |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | |
| Recommended Improvements: |
| Boats |
| Boat #1 | |
| Boat Number: | 256 |
| Type: | Launch |
| Length: | 6' 4" |
| Width: | 18' |
| When Built: | |
| Date Harbored at Station: | |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Boat #2 | |
| Boat Number: | 426 |
| Type: | Row boat |
| Length: | 4' 6" |
| Width: | 14' |
| When Built: | |
| Date Harbored at Station: | |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Power Boat |
| Engine Type: | Make & Break 2 cyl. |
| Horsepower: | 4 |
| Engine Maker: | J. W. Lathrop, 19551 - no date |
| Spare Coil: | Type 27-B |
| Magnet: | Bosch No.5 |
| Battery: | 6 - 6 cell batteries dry cell |
| Propeller Diameter: | 14" |
| Propeller Pitch: | 22" |
| Hoisting Engines |
| Hoisting Engine Kind: | Ordinary hand winders |
| Engine RPMs: | |
| Engine Diameter: | |
| Engine Stroke: | |
| Engine Boiler: | |
| Engine Maker and Date: | |
| Serial Number: | |
| Cylinders and Size: | |
| Horsepower: | |
| Fuel: | |
| Hoist Starter: | |
| Hoist Miscellaneous: |
| Miscellaneous |
| General Information: | |
| Boats on Station: | In davits |