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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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Ediz Hook Light Station - 1882

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good

square

35'

42'

Dark, heavy fir forest.

white

painted

Tower rises from roof of keeper's dwelling.

Seacoast, for general navigating purposes.

wood

8' 4" sq.

wooden stairway & steps

10" x 12"

1 window, sash 24" x 33"

A brick foundation placed 4' below surface resting on sand & gravel.

sandy

To a limited extent by grass.

Tower is built of wood & rises from roof of dwelling which is also of wood. Site is on extreme end of narrow sand spit 3 miles long.

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