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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:

Lighthouse Inspection Reports Database

Cheboygan Crib Light Station

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Excellent.

Octagonal.

Pyramidal.

41'

26' 8"

White

Paint

Connected to dwelling directly at 1st floor.

Harbor light. Guide to Cheboygan River.

Cast iron plates outside & lined with vertical wood ceiling inside.

1/2" cast iron plates.

13' 3"

9' 4"

1 flight of circ. iron stairs with pipe railing.

1 landing at watch room floor.

11" x 12"

3 windows in tower, 2' 5" x 1' 3", 4-circ. windows in watch room.

1 2-fold iron door leads from dwelling into tower at base.

Timber crib below water line. Filled with rip-rap and covered with a flooring of concrete-superstructure of paving brick up to 8' 6" above water level.

Tower is buildon a crib 38' 6" sq. on top. Crib is bricked about water level & covered with steel plates below. A concrete walk 5' wide is built all around outside of crib.

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