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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

Presque Isle Pierhead Light Station - 1909

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good

square

pyramidal

36' 2"

40' 6"

Erie Bay, etc.

Black lantern, 7' brown, balance of tower below, white

paint

detached, 1800' distant

Harbor light

Iron skeleton tower, lined with wood, sheathed with wood & covered with metal shingles.

Metal thickness 1" - wood 1"

metal thickness 1/2" - wood, none

10' 8"

6' 2"

Iron, spiral

none

9" x 14"

2; 9" x 15"

Beacon rests on 4 concrete piers, resting on N pier.

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