Report for Craighill Channel Rear Light Station (Maryland) - 1909
| General |
| District: | 5th |
| Inspector: | John Murdoch, Assistant Lighthouse Engineer |
| Location: | On a shoal near the S'ly end of Hart Island, Md. |
| Date of Report: | 08/16/1909 |
| Latitude: | 39° 13' 44" |
| Longitude: | 76° 23' 41" |
| 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: | None |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By boat |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | 1.5 miles to RR; 2.5 miles to public road. |
| Distance to Post Office: | 4 miles |
| Distance to Village: | 4 miles |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | Wagon, railroad, or small boat |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | Wagon or small boat |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Dwelling surmounted by tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | One |
| First Built or Established: | 1873 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | September, 1905 |
| Condition at This Date: | Good |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Square |
| Form of Tower: | Pyramidal |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 41' |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 105' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Woods |
| Color of Tower: | Brown |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | By paint |
| Tower Connection: | Extending above roof of dwelling |
| Object of Navigation: | Ragen; general purposes |
| Building Materials: | Wood, covered with corrugated iron |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | 6" |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 6" |
| Diameter at Base: | 40' |
| Diameter at Parapet: | 8' |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Wood |
| Number of Landings: | 21 |
| Size of Glass: | 4 windows 11 3/4" x 19"; 8 windows 10" x 12" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 4 sash 14" x 42 1/4"; 14 sash 24" x 27" |
| Number of Doors: | 4 |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Stone piers, 9 in all, on piles & grillage |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | Mud & sand |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th |
| Shape of Lantern: | Square |
| Diameter to Glass: | |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 4 |
| Type of Bars: | |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 44" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
| Thickness of Plates: | 3/8" |
| Size of Plates: | 44" x 44" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | None |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Wood |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Tin |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Copper |
| Lightning Spindle: | Brass |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | Copper wire cable, fastened to spindle, led over roof to side of tower to column & water |
| Balustrade: | Wood |
| Lantern Doors: | Wood, fitted with hinges to frame of lantern |
| Floor of Lantern: | Wood |
| Watchroom Doors: | Wood, fitted with hinges to frame of lantern |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | Lower part of lantern |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Screwed into frame of lantern |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Stove, service table & shelves |
| How is Relief Called: | |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | Henry LePaute, Paris |
| Year Made: | Not known |
| Marks and Number: | None |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
| Inside Diameter: | 26 1/4" |
| 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: | None |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 7 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | |
| 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: | None |
| 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, one wick |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 2 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | None |
| Candle Power: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | 1, fitted with shelves, for general purposes |
| Oil House Description: | Placed on lower floor of dwelling |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | |
| Oil House Capacity: | |
| Other (Describe): | On main floor, fitted with shleves for general purposes |
| Suitability: | Dry & suitable |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | Under tower |
| Coloring: | White |
| 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: | |
| Stove, Size: | |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Roof |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | Not liable |
| Purity Precaution: | By cleaning tanks once each year. |
| Tank Capacity: | 4 tanks, 250 gal each; on 1st floor of house |
| Tank Material: | Iron |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Generally Healthy |
| Diseases: | Malarial |
| Prevalency: | Spring & fall |
| Local Causes: | Marshes |
| Recommended Improvements: |