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Condition at this date:

Shape of tower in plan:

Form of tower:

Height from base to ventilator ball:

Height of focal plane
above mean high water:

Background of lighthouse as seen from sea:

Color of tower:

Color of tower/ how produced:

Tower connection:

Object for navigation:

Building materials:

General desc:

Wall thickness at base:

Wall thickness at parapet:

Diameter at base:

Diameter at parapet:

Kind of stairway and steps:

Number of landings:

Size of glass:

Number of windows and size of sash:

Number of doors:

Kind of foundation and depth below surface:

Character of soil surrounding the lighthouse:

Soil susceptibility:

Misc remarks:

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Assateague Light Station

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good

circular with a 1 story (rectangular) entrance

conical

about 139' 6"

about 155'. From ground line, about 143'.

Trees hide base of tower. Its upper part is projected against sky.

Red, with black lantern.

cement & venetian redwash

detached

Seacoast, for general navigating purposes

Brick, on a stone & concrete foundation. Thos. J. Birch, a resident, says foundation is abt 12' deep, on sand & & lower part is of broken stone & brick concrete. (keeper)

28" outside wall, inner wall 17"

18" outside wall, inner wall 9"

27' 6 3/4"

About 15'. Dia. of parapet is 13' 7"

cast iron spiral stairway.

9" x 12"

8 double brass sash(2' 6" x 4' 2 1/4") windows & a wooden double sash (2' 7 3/4" x 4' 6.5") windows in entrance.

Foundation finished with a dressed granite water table course, top of which is abt 5' 6" above ground surface. Between this course & ground exterior is rubble stone work.

Sand covered with dead marsh turf

yes

Site of tower is on a sand ridge rising about 31' above mean low water. Between it & bare beach is a strip of pine trees.

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