Premises page 2

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

Tangier Sound Light Station - 1927

Premises page 2 of 2

39 feet

None.

Superstructure white, lantern black, roof & substructure brown.

By paint.

In one.

To mark entrance to Tangier Sound, Chesapeake Bay, Va.

Wood & iron.

Screw pile structure.

Iron ladders to main deck; wooden spiral stairway to lantern.

8" x 12"

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