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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

West Point Light Station - 1910

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good

square

square prism

25' 9"

23 3/4'

Dark timbered background, E of light, skyline, N & S.

white

paint

separate

General local

brick

17"

14" at lantern floor

10' 10" square outside 8' square inside

10' 4" square outside, 8' square inside at lantern floor.

Iron ladder

none

10" x 12"

2 - 24" x 27" (8 lights)

2 - 1 to watchroom; 1 to engine room.

gravel

Gravel with thin covering of sandy loam.

Can be protected by grass.

Site of tower should be heavily protected with stone riprap.

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