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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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Point Iroquois Light Station - 1909

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good

circular

conical

61' 9"

72'

wooded

white

whitewash

Connected by covered passage, 8' 6" long.

Lake coast light & guide to & from St. Mary's River.

Cut stone foundation, brick walls.

4' 6"; 22" outer wall, 24" air space, 8" inner wall.

18"; 12" outer wall, 2" air space, 4" inner wall.

16' at floor level - top of foundation

10'

Circular winding iron. Stairwell, 7' dia.

2; 1/2 & 5/8, also lantern floor. Pipe handrail.

10" x 16"

3; 4-lt. sash, 27.5" x 38"

1 entrance door of iron plate, with steel single frame.

Stone, 2' 8" above & 7' below grade.

Sandy loam, gravel & stone.

Premises grass grown & trees grow around & into premises.

Station is built on small plateau of light sandy soil of a general elevation of 16' above lake level. Fog signal & boathouse are situated on gravel beach below this plateau.

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