Report for La Trappe Creek Island Inner (Maryland) - 1910

General
District: 5th
Inspector: John Murdoch, Assistant Lighthouse Engineer
Location: On the E'ly side of entrance to La Trappe Creek, MD., NE'ly side of Choptank River about 1/6 mile NE'ly from Outer Beacon
Date of Report: 05/04/1910
Latitude: 38° 37' 34"
Longitude: 76° 07' (10)
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: Stands in 7' of water at high tide
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence:
Wharf or Landing on Premises: 1 iron ladder on foundation cylinder
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: None
Means to Reach Light Station: By boat from Baltimore, and small boat
Distance to Nearest Road: Cambridge, 5 miles
Distance to Post Office: Trappe, 2.5 miles
Distance to Village: Trappe, 2.5 miles
Facilities for Public Conveyance: None
Facilities for Private Conveyance: None, except by boat
Means Used for Support of Lantern: Cylindrical foundation pier surmounted by cylindrical service box.
Number of Separate Lights: One
First Built or Established: 11/1/1908.
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated:
Condition at This Date: Good
Shape of Tower in Plan: Cylindrical
Form of Tower: Cylindrical
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: 27'
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: 18.5'
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: Water
Color of Tower: Red
Color of Tower/ How Produced: Paint
Tower Connection:
Object of Navigation: Local
Building Materials: Iron & concrete
General Description:
Wall Thickness at Base:
Wall Thickness at Parapet:
Diameter at Base: 10'
Diameter at Parapet:
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Size of Glass:
Number of Windows and Size of Sash:
Number of Doors: 1, in service box
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: Iron cylinder filled with concrete; penetration in the sand bottom 2'.
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse:
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Lantern and Fixtures
Order of Lantern: 5-day lens lantern
Shape of Lantern:
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Ventilator / Cowl:
Lightning Spindle:
Description of Lightning Rod:
Balustrade: Iron railing on top of foundation cylinder
Lantern Doors:
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Parapet Diameter:
Ventilators
Location / Number:
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: 1 iron ladder to top of service box
Curtain Hooks / Hanger:
Illuminating Apparatus
Kind of Apparatus:
Intensity in Candles:
Name of Maker: Not known
Year Made: Not known
Marks and Number:
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Light Characteristic: Fixed red
Time of Revolution:
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Number of Panels: 4
Number of Flash Panels:
Arc of Each:
Number of Elements in Central Drum: 1
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: 3
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: 3
Does Apparatus Revolve?: False
Is There a Revolving Belt?: False
Revolving Panels:
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Fixed Lens Covered:
Pedestal:
Service Table:
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How Color is Produced: By red chimney
Red Sectors Description:
Where Color Attached:
Form of Colored Glass:
Lamp Description: Lens Lantern Lamp
Type of Illuminant:
Number of Spare Lamps: 1 Lens Lantern Complete
Number of Spare Burners:
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Miscellaneous
Access to Lighthouse:
Distance and Direction:
Miscellaneous Remarks: The foundation cylinder is surrounded by riprap stones