Bloody Point Bar (Maryland)

District:	5th
Inspector:	Major W.E. Craighill, Lighthouse Engineer
Location:	E side of Chesapeake Bay, 1 1/8 miles W of Kent Point, Kent Island, N side of the entrance to Eastern Bay, MD.
Date of Report:	04/26/1909
Latitude:	38° 50' 01"
Longitude:	76° 23' 31"

Site:	Submarine
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Means to Reach Light Station:	Boat
Distance to Nearest Road:	3.5 miles to Claiborne
Distance to Post Office:	3.5 miles
Distance to Village:	3.5 miles
Facilities for Public Conveyance:	Boat
Facilities for Private Conveyance:	Boat, 3.5 miles
Means Used for Support of Lantern:	Tower
Number of Separate Lights:	One
First Built or Established:	1882
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated:
Condition at This Date:	Good
Shape of Tower in Plan:	Round
Form of Tower:	Conical
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball:	59'
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water:	55' 6"
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea:	Woods
Color of Tower:	Brown
Color of Tower/ How Produced:	By paint
Tower Connection:	Tower & dwelling one structure
Object of Navigation:	Bay; general
Building Materials:	Iron
General Description:
Wall Thickness at Base:	24"
Wall Thickness at Parapet:	6"
Diameter at Base:	14'
Diameter at Parapet:	7'
Kind of Stairway and Steps:	Spiral, iron
Number of Landings:	3
Size of Glass:	19.5" x 23"
Number of Windows and Size of Sash:	4 windows, 2' x 2'
Number of Doors:	8
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface:	Sand, 20' below high water
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Order of Lantern:	4th
Shape of Lantern:	Polygonal
Diameter to Glass:	7'
Diameter in the Clear:	6' 6"
Number of Sides:	10
Type of Bars:	Vertical
Thickness of Bars:
Height Glazed:	36.5"
Number of Plates in Height:	One
Number of Plates Each Side:	One
Thickness of Plates:	3/8"
Size of Plates:	36.5" x 27.5"
Number of Storm Panes:	None
Unglazed Side of Lantern:	None
What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern:	Iron
Construction Material Roof / Cowl:	Iron
Ventilator / Cowl:	Iron
Lightning Spindle:	Iron
Description of Lightning Rod:	Copper with platinum point
Balustrade:	Iron
Lantern Doors:	Iron, fitted with hinges on outside of lantern
Floor of Lantern:	Wood
Watchroom Doors:	Wood, fitted in floor of lantern
Parapet Diameter:	7'

Location / Number:	Lower part of lantern
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement:	None
Curtain Hooks / Hanger:	Screwed

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Name of Maker:	L. Sautter, Lemonnier et Cie
Year Made:	Not given
Marks and Number:	None
Order of Apparatus:	4th
Inside Diameter:	19 1/4"
Light Characteristic:	Fixed white with fixed red sector between 292 degrees true (NW by W 9/16 W mag.) & 21 degrees 20' true (NNE 3/8 E mag.)
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Number of Panels:	6
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Number of Elements in Central Drum:	5
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum:	6
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum:	4
Does Apparatus Revolve?:	False
Is There a Revolving Belt?:	False
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Pedestal:	Iron
Service Table:	Wood
Draft Tube Description:	None
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How Color is Produced:	Ruby glass
Red Sectors Description:	290 degrees true (NW by 9/16 W mag.) & 21 degrees 20' true (NNE 3/8 E mag.)
Where Color Attached:	To lantern
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Lamp Description:	4th order lamp, 1 wick
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Number of Spare Lamps:	2
Number of Spare Burners:	1
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Tower Closet Use:	4, fitted with shelves
Oil House Description:	Open room fitted with small pans for leaky cans
Oil House Inside Dimension:	13' 6" x 8'
Oil House Construction Material:	Wood
Oil House Capacity:	30 5-gal cans
Other (Describe):	1 on 1st floor, 2 on 2nd floor, 1 in watchroom. For general purposes
Suitability:	Dry & suitable.

Fog Signal Kind:	Bell & Gamewell Machine
Time to Start:	3 minutes
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Manufacturer:	Gamewell Fire Alarm & Telegraph Co., Boston, Mass.
Year of Manufacture:	Not given
Characteristic:	Single blow every 12 sec.
Duplication:	None
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Weight:	1200 lbs.
Metal:	Bell metal
Diameter:	30"
Height:	30"
Time:	1.5 hours
Manufacturer:	Gamewell Fire Alarm & Telegraph Co., Boston, Mass.
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Location:	Dwelling & tower one structure
Coloring:	Brown
Construction Materials:	Iron
Number of Rooms:	4
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Number of Keepers:	2
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