Fog Signal General

Fog Signal Kind:

Time to start:

How long will pressure last:

Manufacturer:

Year of Manufacture:

Characteristic:

Duplication:

Timing device:

If whistle, siren or trumpet, Pressure at which blown:

Height above water:

Compass direction:

Location:

Distance and direction:

Water supply:

Reached from Lighthouse:

Desc of Fog signal building:

Pressure and recording gauge:

Lighthouse Inspection Reports Database

Fort Gratiot Light Station - 1912

Fog Signal General

8" steam whistle.

15 to 30 minutes.

3 sec. blast, 17 sec. silent, 3 sec. blast, 17 sec. silent.

All parts.

Spur & worm gear ooperating cam.

75 lbs.

35 feet.

140' NW of tower, 130' W of the W'ly shore of junction of L. Huron & St. Clair River.

140 ft. NW 1/2N. (320 degrees)

City water supply.

Cement walk, 90 feet north of Assistant Keeper's dwelling.

Single building of red brick, 22' x 40' in plan, metal slate hip roof & chimney of brick 40' above floor.

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