Report for Cove Point Light Station (Maryland) - 1927
| General |
| District: | 5th |
| Inspector: | T. S. Johnson, Associate Engineer |
| Location: | On end of Cove Point, Maryland |
| Date of Report: | 09/30/1927 |
| Latitude: | 38° 23' 10" |
| Longitude: | 76° 22' 55" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Secured by deed from Garcas G. Browne. |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | 06/14/1828 |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 2 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | 2 acres |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 10' |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | Mesh wire on concrete posts |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By automobile or afoot 1 miles to Cove Point P.O. Md. |
| 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: | Brick tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | One |
| First Built or Established: | 1828 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | Dwelling was rebuilt 1925 |
| 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: | 45' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Woodland |
| Color of Tower: | White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Whitewashed |
| Tower Connection: | Detached |
| Object of Navigation: | Guide for vessels navigating Chesapeake Bay & entering Patuxent River. |
| Building Materials: | Brick & Iron |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Wooden treads, 1 3/4" thick resting on tower wall. |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | 8" x 10" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 3-12 lights 8" x 10". |
| Number of Doors: | One entrance door 3' 6" x 7' 0" |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th |
| Shape of Lantern: | Cylindrical - 12 plates |
| Diameter to Glass: | |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | |
| Type of Bars: | Helical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 36" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | Cylindrical |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" thick |
| Size of Plates: | 1/4" thick |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Cast iron |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Cast iron |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | None |
| Lightning Spindle: | Copper |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Cast iron |
| Lantern Doors: | Iron- bolted & hinged |
| Floor of Lantern: | Iron |
| Watchroom Doors: | Iron, bolted & hinged. |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | Lower part of lantern |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | One wooden step ladder. |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Screwed into iron fence |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Trimming table, service box & equipment for I.O.V. light |
| How is Relief Called: | Thermostat |
| Where is Call System Led: | Watchroom |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | 6.5 hours |
| Intensity in Candles: | 2900 cp |
| Name of Maker: | Barbier & Benard BB |
| Year Made: | No mark |
| Marks and Number: | USLHE 404, Paris 1897 |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
| Inside Diameter: | 20" |
| Light Characteristic: | Occulting white, 30 sec light, 21 sec, eclipse 9 sec. |
| Time of Revolution: | 1 rev in 60 sec. |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 6 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | 2 |
| Arc of Each: | 90 degrees |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 5 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 5 |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 3 |
| 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: | 4 brass posts mounted on iron plates |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | None |
| Revolving Machinery: | |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | On balls |
| Chariot Description: | |
| Length of Drop Tube: | 40' |
| Clock Weight: | 50 lbs |
| Length of Winding Time: | 6.5 hours |
| Drive During Rewind: | No |
| Machinery Protection: | Glass case - No. 25 Type C clock |
| Regulated: | Fan governor |
| Lens Protection: | Linen cover |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | None |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | White |
| Lamp Description: | 4th order |
| Type of Illuminant: | Kerosene |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | |
| Number of Spare Burners: | |
| Candle Power: | 600 cp |
| Clock Cord Description |
| Revolving Cord: | Wire rope |
| Size of Clock Cord: | 3/16" |
| Length of Clock Cord: | 160' |
| How Led: | Down center of tower |
| Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: | 4" x 7" |
| Chariot Balls |
| Balls Description: | Semi-circular |
| Cage to Separate Balls: | False |
| Number of Balls: | 19 |
| Diameter of Balls: | 1/2" |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | One |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | |
| Diameter of Mantel: | 35 m.m. |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Occulting Light |
| Characteristic: | Light 21 sec, elcipse 9 sec |
| Time Limit: | None |
| Eclipse Type: | |
| Size and Amplitude: | |
| Axis Rotation: | |
| Axis Relation: | |
| Screen Revolution: | |
| Screen Number: | |
| Screen Time: | |
| Screen Form: | |
| Screen Mounting: | |
| Screen Order: | |
| Screen Date: | |
| Valve Maker: | |
| Valve Pattern: | |
| Reliability: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | Fitted with shelves & used for storage of small parts I.O.V. apparatus |
| Oil House Description: | One 1200 gal. oil stoage tank outside of tower piped to interior of oil house. |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Steel |
| Oil House Capacity: | |
| Other (Describe): | Small closet in watchroom fitted with shelves & hooks. |
| Suitability: | Dry, suitable |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | 3rd class Diaphone & hand bell |
| Time to Start: | 5 min. |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | No time |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | 3 sec blast, 12 sec silent |
| Duplication: | None |
| Timing Device: | 3rd district belt & worm driven |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | 40 lbs |
| Height Above Water: | 15' |
| Compass Direction: | East |
| Location: | |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Water Supply: | Artesian well & rain water |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | Frame 12 x 16 tin roof one story high, gable roof 1/3 pitch |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
| Bell Signal |
| Weight: | 200 lbs. |
| Metal: | Bronze |
| Diameter: | 16" |
| Height: | 18 |
| Time: | |
| Manufacturer: | No name; Bell sounded by pulling cord attached to clapper |
| Weights for Operation: |
| Internal Combustion Signal |
| Fog Signal Kind: | |
| Internal Combustion Kind: | |
| Internal Combustion Manufacturer: | Wertz & Weiss |
| Internal Combustion Date: | 7/23/1897 |
| Internal Combustion Size: | |
| Internal Combustion Horsepower: | 8.5 |
| Internal Combustion Fuel: | Kerosene |
| Internal Combustion Starter: | Torch applied to bell |
| Compressor Maker: | Ingersoll Sargeant Drill Co. |
| Compressor Seat: | Belt driven. |
| Compressor Machinery: | Air compressor driven by 7" wide leather belt, friction clutch from main engine. |
| Compressor Diameter: | |
| Compressor Stroke: | |
| Compressor RPMs: | |
| Character of Air Inlet: | |
| Kind of Unloader: | |
| Diameter of Delivery Pipe: |
| Daboll Signal |
| Daboll: | 3rd |
| Daboll Reed: | |
| 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 |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | About 40' from tower |
| Coloring: | Portland cement wash |
| Construction Materials: | Stucco on frame & stone |
| Number of Rooms: | 5 |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | W-2004 3B Am Rod Co. |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | 2 garages, 2 privys |
| Outhouse Coloring: | White sides, brown tin roof. |
| Paths and Walks: | Cement |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | None |
| Area Cultivated: | None |
| Character of Surroundings: | Sandy & woodland |
| Stove, Maker: | Imp. New Balto. |
| Stove, Size: | # 700 |
| Sink, Maker: | Gould |
| Sink, Size: | 16 x 30 |
| Pump, Maker: | Pitcher #2 |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: |
| Assistant Keepers Dwellings |
| Location: | See main dwelling |
| Coloring: | |
| Construction Materials: | |
| Number of Rooms: | |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | |
| 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: | Roland |
| Stove, Size: | #851 |
| Sink, Maker: | Gould |
| Sink, Size: | 16 x 30 |
| Pump, Maker: | Pitcher # 2 |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Artesian well & cistern |
| Quality: | Very good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | No |
| Purity Precaution: | Wash roof off before water enters cistern |
| Tank Capacity: | 800 gal, |
| Tank Material: | Concrete |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | Artesian well, 480' deep |
| Well Diameter: | 1.5" pipe |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | Natural flow, 4 gal. per minute |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: | 10' |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Good |
| Diseases: | None |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | |
| Recommended Improvements: | None needed |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Small boats land on sand beach at station. Road to light station is poor, as it is made of cedar brush on loose sand. |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Boats |
| Boat Number: | 300 |
| Type: | Skiff |
| Length: | 4' - 6' |
| Width: | 14' |
| When Built: | |
| Date Harbored at Station: | |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |