Report for Munising Rear Range Light (Michigan) - 1909
| General |
| District: | 9th |
| Inspector: | Rulph R. Tinkham |
| Location: | Towers situated in the west side of the town of Munising, Migh. S'ly shore of lake Superior. The rear tower is 1150 ft., S 35 degrees 34' W of the front tower. |
| Date of Report: | 07/05/1909 |
| Latitude: | 46° 24' 54" |
| Longitude: | 86° 39' 39" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Purchase |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | 06/21/1908 |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 900 sq. feet |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Character of Soil: | Sandy, mixed with clay. |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | About 1500 feet |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | None |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | None |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By railroad or boat to town or Munising, in which the station is situated. |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | Situated in the town of Munising, Mich. |
| Distance to Post Office: | Situated in the town of Munising, Mich. |
| Distance to Village: | Situated in the town of Munising, Mich. |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | None. |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | Reached by rig or dray from any part of town. |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 1908 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
| Condition at This Date: | Excellent. |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Circular. |
| Form of Tower: | Conical. |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 31 feet |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 107.5 feet |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Wooded bluff. |
| Color of Tower: | White with black lantern. |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | Detached |
| Object of Navigation: | Guide to the E'ly channel entrance to Grand Island Harbor. |
| Building Materials: | 5/16" steel plate. Butt jointed & riveted, bolted to concrete foundation. |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | 5/16" |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | 10' 9" |
| Diameter at Parapet: | 8' 0" |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Ladder |
| Number of Landings: | None |
| Size of Glass: | 36" x 28" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 1 |
| Number of Doors: | 1 door of steel plate. |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Concrete |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | Sandy with some clay. |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Immediately back of the tower, bank is in imminent danger of caving & would carry with it hardwood trees of considerable size. |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th |
| Shape of Lantern: | Cylindrical |
| Diameter to Glass: | 7' 0" |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | Cylindrical |
| Type of Bars: | None |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 36" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 1 |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | 1 |
| Thickness of Plates: | 5/16" |
| Size of Plates: | 36" x 28" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | None |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Steel Plate |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Steel plate |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Cast iron |
| Lightning Spindle: | Brass is platinum spindle. |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | None |
| Lantern Doors: | Steel plate. |
| Floor of Lantern: | |
| Watchroom Doors: | None |
| Parapet Diameter: | None |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | From ground to lantern, 24' tall |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | None |
| How is Relief Called: | |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | Adams & Westlake |
| Year Made: | 1908 |
| Marks and Number: | No. 1065-- 23" |
| Order of Apparatus: | Reflectors |
| Inside Diameter: | |
| Light Characteristic: | Fixed red. |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 1 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | None |
| 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: | Light stands in cage with wood base & 5/8" round iron bails. |
| Service Table: | The table of the winch in the base of the rear tower serves as a service table for the light. |
| 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: | Ruby glass front of the headlight. |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | To illuminating apparatus. |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | Funk-Heap single wick |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 1 |
| Candle Power: |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | 1.25" |
| Diameter of Mantel: | |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | None. |
| Oil House Description: | 25' E'ly of front tower. Fittled with wood shelving. |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 6' 6" x 8' 8" |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Brick, metal slate roof. Concrete floor & ceiling. |
| Oil House Capacity: | 50 cans, 5 gals each. |
| Other (Describe): | 4 closets 2nd floor of dwelling; 1 closet & pantry, 1st floor. |
| Suitability: | Dry & suitable. |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | No fog signal. |
| Time to Start: | |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | |
| Duplication: | |
| Timing Device: | |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | |
| Height Above Water: | |
| Compass Direction: | |
| Location: | |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Water Supply: | |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | 50' W'ly of front tower. |
| Coloring: | Natural red brick with cement gables & red roof. |
| Construction Materials: | Walls of brick on concrete foundation walls below grade, gables of cenent beam work, roof metal slates, sills, lintels & water table of cut stone. |
| Number of Rooms: | 7, hall 1st & 2nd floors, 5 closets, pantry & cellar under entire house. |
| Number of Dwellings: | 1 |
| Heating Plant: | Steam heat with radiator in each room. |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 keeper & family. |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | Oilhouse only |
| Outhouse Coloring: | Natural red vitrified brick. |
| Paths and Walks: | |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | None |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | None |
| Cultivation Area Available: | None |
| Area Cultivated: | None |
| Character of Surroundings: | Rear site is excavated from steep bluff & is part cut & part fill embankment of clay & sand. |
| Stove, Maker: | |
| Stove, Size: | |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | From city water main. Dwelling is completely fitted with plumbing for kitchen, heater, bathroom, lavatory & WC. |
| Quality: | Good. |
| Quantity: | Ample. |
| Injury Possible: | No. |
| Purity Precaution: | A porous brick filter in 1 corner of the cistern. |
| Tank Capacity: | 1600 gals. in celler of dweling |
| Tank Material: | Brick with arch brick top. |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | No well. |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Good. |
| Diseases: | None. |
| Prevalency: | NOne. |
| Local Causes: | No. |
| Recommended Improvements: | None necessary. Premises connected with city water. |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | None. |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |