Report for Hawkins Point (Brewerton Channel Range) (Maryland) - 1909
| General |
| District: | 5th |
| Inspector: | Major W.E. Craighill, Lighthouse Engineer |
| Location: | On a shoal near Hawkins Point, southwesterly side of Patapsco River, MD., & on the westerly prolongation of the axis of Brewerton Channel |
| Date of Report: | 04/30/1909 |
| Latitude: | 39° 12' 28" |
| Longitude: | 76° 31' 58" |
| 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: | By launch from Curtis Bay |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | 1/8 mile to steamboat landing, Hawkins Point. |
| Distance to Post Office: | 6 miles |
| Distance to Village: | 5 miles to Curtis Bay |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | By Rock Creek Steamboat Co. |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | By launch from Curtis Bay |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Dwelling |
| Number of Separate Lights: | One |
| First Built or Established: | 1868 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | July, 1909 |
| Condition at This Date: | Good |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Square |
| Form of Tower: | No tower |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 27' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Hills |
| Color of Tower: | |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | |
| Tower Connection: | |
| Object of Navigation: | Front range light of Brewerton Channel |
| Building Materials: | |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Wooden |
| Number of Landings: | 1 |
| Size of Glass: | 8" x 12" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 10; each 27" x 27" |
| Number of Doors: | 3 |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Wooden piles with iron sleeves |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | Locomotive Headlight |
| Shape of Lantern: | Square |
| Diameter to Glass: | |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 4 |
| Type of Bars: | |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 3' 9 1/4" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
| Thickness of Plates: | 3/8" |
| Size of Plates: | 3' 9 1/4" x 3' 6.5" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Wood |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Tin |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | None |
| Lightning Spindle: | Copper |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | Down from spindle to water |
| Balustrade: | Wooden |
| Lantern Doors: | None |
| Floor of Lantern: | Wood |
| Watchroom Doors: | Wooden door on hinges |
| Parapet Diameter: | None |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | In wall in lower part of lamp room |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | One |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | None |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | |
| Year Made: | |
| Marks and Number: | |
| Order of Apparatus: | Locomotive headlight |
| Inside Diameter: | |
| Light Characteristic: | Fixed white |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | Locomotive headlight with reflector |
| Number of Panels: | |
| Number of Flash Panels: | |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | |
| 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: | Wooden table |
| Service Table: | Wooden |
| Draft Tube Description: | |
| 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: | 4th order locomotive headlight |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | One |
| Number of Spare Burners: | None |
| Candle Power: |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | 1 3/8" |
| Diameter of Mantel: | |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | 1; fitted with shelves |
| Oil House Description: | Oil is kept on upper floor |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | |
| Oil House Capacity: | |
| Other (Describe): | 2; fitted with shelves for clothes & groceries |
| Suitability: | Dry & suited |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | No tower |
| Coloring: | Brown |
| Construction Materials: | Wood |
| Number of Rooms: | 2 |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 |
| 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: | From water boat from Baltimore City |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | No |
| Purity Precaution: | |
| Tank Capacity: | 1000 gal,; in kitchen & sitting room |
| 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: | Fair |
| Diseases: | Malarial |
| Prevalency: | Summer & Fall |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: |