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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:

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Kind of stairway and steps:

Number of landings:

Size of glass:

Number of windows and size of sash:

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Kind of foundation and depth below surface:

Character of soil surrounding the lighthouse:

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Misc remarks:

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Charlevoix Pierhead Light Station

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in good condition.

square

pyramidal

36'

37'

Sand bluffs & dwellings of village.

white, black lantern

white lead & oil.

No dwelling in connection with this station.

Harbor light

wood

Sills of tower are 12" x 12" - 18' sized.

Posts are 8" x 8". Diagonals are 6" x 8"

16' x 16'

10' 3"; Upper girts are 12" x 12"

wooden ladder from watchroom to lantern

12" x 16"; 7" x 9"

1 single 12 x 16, 4 lts, 2 single 6 lts 7" x 9"

1, 2' 8" x 6' 8"; 1 3/4 door glazed 2 lts. 9.5" x 35"

on pier superstructure.

Tower is 58' 6" from end of pier, height from top of sills to ceiling under watchroom floor joists 13' 1.5". Piers are 20' wide. New pier superstructure placed Fall of 1903 & tower secured to new cross ties of pier.

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Premises | Lantern and Fixtures | Ventilators and Watchroom | Illuminating Apparatus | Closets and Storerooms

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