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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

Eagle Harbor Light Station - 1910

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Good.

Square.

Square prism.

44' 3"

58'

Wooded.

Red brick.

Natural brick color.

Tower rises from NE corner of keeper's dwelling.

Coast light & guide to Eagle Harbor.

Brick outside; inside circular in plan, plastered & whitewashed.

Outer wall 12", inner wall circ. & 4" thick.

10' 0" square

10' 0" octagonal.

Circ. cast iron stairs, no rail.

2 & lantern floor.

Upper 10" x 14"; lower 22" x 28"

2 upper windows, 2 shashes each 1' 9.75" x 1' 1.5"; 1 lower, 2 sash of single glass.

Wooden door leads from dwelling to tower & wooden door leads from outisde into tower.

All trap rock with a thin layer of sand & gravel in some places. Many

Grass & trees grow in some places.

The light-house is located on a bluff rock & overlooks the entrance to Eagle Harbor.

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