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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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Cape St. Elias Light Station

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85'

dark spruce trees on steep bluff.

gray

natural concrete

detached; is connected to fog signal bldg as integral part of SW corner

Seacoast; general navigation

concrete; reinforced with steel

spiral, cast iron

Tower room, 12" x 33"; service room 9" x 14"; watchroom 11" x 16" all glass polished wire
plate

2 in service room 3' 2" x 20"; 1 in lower wall 2' 10" x 6' 5"

1 - 3' 4" x 7' into fog signal room

Foundation on heavy reinforced concrete footings on hard pan, reached thru surface vegetation & loose shingle.

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