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L I G H 'r -H O U S E S ,

BEACONS, .AND FLOATING LIGHTS,

OF

THE UNI'rED ST ATES,

FOR 1838.

PREPARED BY ORDER OF S TEPHEN PLEASONTON,

FIFTH AUDITOR AND ACTING COMMISSIONER OF THE REVENUE,

WASHINGTON : PRINTEa BY BLAlR AND RlVES. 1838. INDEX. l'

No. Page. No. Page. V A. E.

ssalea~ue Island . 145 8 Edgartown - 63 4 htabu a.Beacon . 172 10 Eaton's Neck 85 6 B. F. Baker's Island, ~aine) 16 2 Franklin Island - 4 2 Baker's island, ( ass.) - 32 2 Faulkner Island - 76 4 Boston - 30 2 Five Mil« Point - 80 6 Billingsgate Island 41 2 Fayerweather Island 82 6 Brown's Head - 21 2 Fire Island Inlet - 88 6 Burnt Island - 9 2 Fort Tompkins - 91 6 Boon Island - 26 2 Four Mile P oint 93 6 Bird Island . 59 4 Franks Island - 174 10 Block IR.land - 72 4 Fort Gratiot - - 192 12 Bu.ffalo - - 100 6 Federal Point . 147 8 Bombay Hook - 121 8 Fort P oint 25 2 Bodkin Island - 126 8 Back River Point. - 144 8 G. Bald Head . - 146 8 Be~s on Wolf's Island - 160 10 Goat Island, (Maine) . 23 2 Ba ou St. John's - • - 173 10 Gloucester P oint - - 44 4 Bois Blanc - - • - 195 12 Gayhead - - • 48 4 Barnegat Shoals - 115 6 Goat Island, (R. I.(: • 68 4 - Great Captains' Is and - 84 6 C. Grand River - - • . 163 10 Galloo Island . . 103 6 Cape Elizabeth 17 2 Genesee - 105 6 • 34 2 Clark's Point 49 4 H. Cutterhunk Island 50 4 Cape Poge - 54 4 Hendrick's Head· 19 2 Chatham - 55 4 Holmes' Hole 57 4 Cape May - . 116 6 Horse Island • . 108 6 Cape H enlopen . 119 8 Highlands of Neversink - 114 6 Cape Henlopen Beacon - 120 8 Christiana River - - - 124 8 I. Cohanzey Creek • . 125 8 Concord Point - 131 8 lp.swich 47 4 Cove Point - - 132 8 Clay Island - - 135 8 J. Cape Henry - . 139 8 Cape Hatteras . 148 a Juniper Island 74 4 Cal)e Lookout - 151 10 Charleston - 153 10 K. Cumberland Islancl - 161 10 Cleveland - - - 164 10 Kinderhook - 9-2 6 Conneaut River Beacl!>n . 168 10 Cunningham Creek - 169 10 L. Cat Island - • . 178 10 Cbefuncta River • . 180 10 Libby Island - - 10 2 Calle Florida . 185 12 Long Island Head 39 2 Chicago • - 198 12 Long Point - 43 4 Choctaw Point 201 12 Lynde Point - • 77 4 Little Gull Island - 98 6 D. Lazaretlo Point - - 134 8 Little Walts' Island . 137 8 Dices H ead • 18 2 Little Cumberland Island . )6~ JO Dumpling Rock . 62 4 D1t1ch Island 69 4 M. Dnnkirk • 102 6 13 2 Dry T onngas 186 1~ Moose Peak Heall iv INDEX.

No. Page. No. Page. M arlinicus Rock - 14 2 Pensacola 191 12 Mount Desert Rock 2 - 20 Pottawatamie - 199 12 Marshall's Point - 22 2 M arblehead 46 4 R. Monamoy Point . 60 4 Morgan's Point 79 4 Race P oint - 38 Montauk 2 97 6 Roundout Creek - 96 6 Mahon's Ditch - 122 8 Roanoke Marshes - 15~ 10 Mispillion Creek - . 123 8 Racoon Key - - 154 10 Mouth Huron River - 170 10 Round Island . 202 12 Mouth Black River - 171 10 Mosquito Inlet. - 183 12 s. Mobile - . 200 12 Monhegan Island - 11 2 Seguin - 2 2 Scituate 37 2 N. Sandy Neck - • 42 2 Straitmout.h_Harbor 45 4 Negro Island 24 2 Stonington - 78 4 51 4 Stratford Point 81 6 N antucket Beacon 52 4 Sands' Point - 86 6 Nantucket B:arbor Light 53 4 Stony Point - 90 6 Nobsque Point . - - 61 4 Saugerties 94 6 Ncds' Point.. - 6-1 4 Stuyvesant's Landing - 95 6 Newport - 65 4 Sodus Bar - - - 106 6 Nayat Point - 71 4 Stony Pomt - - • • - 110 6 New London 75 4 Smith's Island, (Maryland) - 130 8 Norwalk Island 63 6 Smith's P oint - - - 141 8 Niagara Fort - 109 6 Smith's island, (Virginia) - - 143 8 North PoinL - - 127 8 St. Simon's Island - - 158 l_O New Point Comfort - 142 8 SapeJo Island - 159 10 North Island . 155 10 Sandusky - • - 166 10 Natchez . 204 12 Southwest Pass of Mississippi - 175 10 S0ut11 Point, (Gordon's Island) - 176 10 0. St. Augustine - - 182 12 SL John's River - 184 12 Owl's Head . 12 2 Sand Key - - 187 12 Old Field Light . 87 6 St. George's Island .- 189 12 Oswego - - . 104 6 St. Mark's - . 190 12 Ogdensbura • - - )11 6 St. Joseph's - - 196 12 Old Point omforl - 140 8 Sand Island - . 203 12 Ocracoke - 150 10 Sandy Hook - . 113 6 Otter Creek- P oint - 194 12 T. P. Thatcher's Island - 31 2 Portland 1 2 Tarpaulin Cove . 58 4 Polit Menan - 7 2 T hrog's Neck 89 6 Pond Island - 8 2 T ibbet's Point - 107 6 Permaquid Poim - 15 2 Thomas's P oint - 128 8 Portsmouth - - 27 2 T ybee - - - 156 10 Plumb Island, (Mass.) - 33 2- Tybee Beacon - 157 10 Plymouth • 35 2 TurUe Island 165 10 Point Gammon 56 4 Thunder Bay Island - I - 197 12 Point Judith • 67 4 T en Pound Island 40 2 Poplar Point - - - . 73 4 Turkey Point 136 8 I Plumb Island, (New York) 99 6 - Portland Harb:.>r - 101 6 w. 'Prince's Bay - . 112 6 Presque Isle - - . 11'7 8 Whitehead - 3 2 • Presque Isle Beacon . 118 8 Wood Island 5 2 Pool's Island . 129 8 West Quocl1 Head 6 2 Point Loukout . 133 8 White Is.lan - 28 2 Pjney P oint - . 138 8 Whales' Back 29 2 Pamptico Point - 149 8 Wigmam Point 36 2 Port Clinton - . 167 10 Watch Hill - 66 4 Pleasonton's Island . 177 10 Warwick Neck 70 4 Pass Christian - 179 10 W indmill Point . 193 12 Point Defer • . 181 10 Whitehead's Pomt 188 12 F o1· Floati1~g Lights, see p~ge 14. LIGHT-HOUSES, &c.

OF

THE UNITED STATES. 2 LIGHT-HOUSES OF

,,; Q.. E No. State and name of Place on which the light is Latitude. Longitude. ....~ light. situat.cd. 0 t .0a z::s 1 -- - MAJ~E. Deg. min. soc. Deg. min. sec. l P ortland - - Portland H ead . . 43 39 00 70 17 00 15 2 Se't:_tin - - Islancl of Seguin - - 43 41 00 69 4G 00 14 3 W itehead - - W hitehead Island . . 44 04 00 69 13 00 10 4 .Franklin Island - North end of Franklin Island IO 5 Wood Island - - W ood Toland - - 43 27 00 70 22 00 10 -6 W est Q.uoddy H ead - Vvest Q.uoddy Head - . 44 57 00 66 54 00 10 7 Petit Menan • - South end P etit Menan Island 44 25 00 67 40 00 8 8 Pond Island - - Entrance K ennebec - - 43 45 00 69 46 00 8 9 Burnt Island - - Burnt Island - - - - - 10 10 L ibbh Island - - Libbrs Island - - 44 32 00 87 22 00 10 11 Mon eifen Island - Mon egan Island • . 43 44 00 69 15 00 10 12 Owl's ead - - E ntrance P enobscot Bay - - 8 13 Moose P eak Island - Mistake l'sland - - 44 28 00 67 22 00 -H>

14 M artinicus Rock - Marttnicus Rock, Penobscot 43 51 00 68 56 00 14 Bay. Permaquid Point . P emaquid Point - - 43 52 00 69 22 00 10 ~~ Baker's Island - Baker's Island - . 43 42 00 68 09 00 10 17 Cape Elizabeth - Cape Elizabeth - . 43 33 00 70 15 00 2!)

18 Dice's H ead - - Dice's Head - - . 44 24 00 G8 46 00 10 19 Hendrick's Head - Hendrick's H ead . - 43 36 00 69 44 00 8 20 Mount Desert Rock - Near theislandofM 't Desert 43 52 00 68 05 00 10 21 Brown's H ead ------8 22 Marshall's 'Point - - . - - - - "'/ 23 Goal lshuid - - Mouth Cape P orpoise Harbor - - 7 24- ~ Negro Island ------8 25 Fort P oint - . - - - . 8 2(i Boon Island - . Boon Island - - . 43 06 00 70 :n 00 12

NEW R~1PSHIRE, 27 P ort.smottth - - Entrance P ortsmouth Harbor 43 05 00 70 44 00 11 28 White Island • - W estern Island of the Isle of 42 58 00 70 15- shoals. . ~ 29 Whale's Back . East sidePortsmoulh Harbor 43 0-1 00 70 4338 J 1/ M.&.SSACllUSETTS. 30 Boston - - Entrance of Boslon Harbor - 42 20 00 70 55 00 14 31 Thatcher's Island - T hatcher's Island - - - 30 32 Baker's Island - Baker's Island - - 42 33 00 70 51 00 25

33 Plumb Island " .. Plufnb Island - - 42 4!) 00 70 49 00 34 Cape Cod • - Cape Cod - - . 4~ 04 00 iO 04 00 ~ 35 Plymouth Harbor . 12 l . ~ mouth - - - - ~ I, 36 igwamPoiot - Squam Harbor - - 42 42 00 70 35 6 ... -37 Scituate - . Cedar P oint • - - 42 12 00 70 43 i 15 n -38 Race Point - - Westerly point of Cape Cod 10 2. ...'l9 Loug Island Head - 20 30 71 00 1l Long Island H eacl - • 42 od ~~ T en P ound Island 42 8 0 0 - 'f en Pound Island - - 31 00 70 39 00 I ·11 Billingsgate hlaml - 13illingsgate Point . - 41 52 00 70 01 00 8 I,( 12 S;lo,ty Neck - - Entr:mce Barn-;tahle Harbor 41 4-t 00 i i # O

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l11ch. ~lin. sec. lltilce Feet, in. Feet. in. I 16 Fixed 80 00 4;') 00 2.. 15 Fixed 2-2 163 00 4-0 00 li9~ l. 7 14 Fixed 18 58 00 30 00 180! ) ~ 14 Fixed - 50 00 30 00 1806 r- 14 Revolving l 30 24 53 00 15 00 1808 ;r .. b 14 Ffa:ed 21 90 00 45 00 1808 6 "> 9 Fixed 53· 00 25 00 1817 ) ':, 11 Fixed 52 00 12 00 1821 ..This tower is erected on the keep- er'sdwelling,and the height given is from the roof of the house. §) 11 Fixed - 55 OG 20 00 1821 i /(.) 15 Fixed 15 6000 30 00 1823 ,., - II II 11 Revolvmg 2 15 24 170 00 30 00 18~3 l'l . ]5 Fixed 147 00 15 00 I82;j '\ l ll 15 Revolving 4 00 12 53 08 35 00 18:W ~h1s tower is erected on the l

2.7 14 24 90 00 80 00 1801 /7 '?if 14 27 87 00 40 00 1820 .. ~ 15 3 15 58 00 4000 1829 ~<

3 30 22 82 00 60 00 3t. 27 90 00 37 00 - ,Two light-house!>, 1,oth fixed light.5. 27 81 06 25 00 1797 \l'here are two lighL,; here, one & 70 '3'1'. 5 and the other 811 feet. above the ~-- 14 level of the sea. F1x.ed 21 ~7 00 411 00 1809 Two lights at this place. 1'1-15 Fixed 24 180 00 45 00 1797 ( 1<"-9 Fixed 15 90 00 2-2 00 ~la.J1 1803 Two lights. , Fixed 50 00 iSOJ -ghL on keepel"!: dwelling. ... ,-9 FL-ced 40 00 25 00 3'i 9 1812 Two light~. - y, s Revolving 2-1 25 00 20 00 181G '1ql5 Fixed - 80 00 20 00 1819 i, '4•14 Fixed' 45 00 20 00 1820 I "•11 Fixed 10 00 tG 00 18'2~ 1 ltLl5 tight on keeJ'ICl'':- tl welling. t, 1, Fued IG 00 18'26 Light on keeper\ dwellin~. i... 4 LIGHT-HOUSES OF

& ] No. State and name of Place on which the Ught is Latitude. Longitude. light. -Situated. ~ 1-, .aQ.> za ------·•------1-----1------MASSACROSE'l'TS-Cont'd. Deg. min. sec. Deg. min. sec. 43 Long Pt,int - - Long Point Shoal - - 42 02 45 70 07 45 10 44 Gloucester Point - Gloucester Point - - 42 38 00 70 39 00 10 45 Sraitmomh Harbor ~ Straitmouth Island - - 42 41 00 70 35 30 6 -46 Marblehead - - Marblehead • - • 42 30 00 70 52 00 10 47 Ipswich - • Patche's Beach • • 424200 704500 20

-48 Gayhead • - -~ Gayhead - • • 41 21 00 70 49 00 10 49 Clark's Point • South'end Clark's Neck - 41 35 00 70 53 00 10 50 Ca.tterhunk Island - Northwest part Cutterhunk 41 25 00 70 56 00 IO Island. 51 ...Nantucket - - Namucket Harbor - - 41 23. 00 70 03 00 14 52 Nantucket Beacon - Nantucket Harbor - - 41 17 00 70 07 00 8 53 Nantucket Harb. Light Nantucket Harbor - - 4 1 16 00 70 05 00 5 54 Cape Page - - • Northeast point Martha's 41 25 00 W 27 00 II ~ Vineyard. 55 Chatham - • T own of Chatham - - 41 41 00 69 57 00 12 56 Point -Gammon - Point Gammon - - 41 37 00 70 15 30 7 57 Holmes' Hole - W est chop of Holmes' Hole 41 28 30 70 37 00 10 Eiarbor. 58 Tarpaulin Cove - W est side Tarpaulin Cove - 41 27 30 70 4'Ci 30 iO 59 Bird Island • - In Buzzard's Bay - - 41 39 N. 70 46 w. 10 60 Monamoy Point - Sandy Point - - - - 41 34 00 70 00 00 8 61 Nobsque Point - , Vineyard Sound • • 41 30 30 70 39 30 10 62 Dumpling Rock - Buzzard's Ba,y - - 40 30 30 70 58 00 10 63 Edgartown • - Entrance ofEdgarlown Har-\ 41 23 00 71 31 00 10 bor. 64. Ned's Point - - Near Matapoisett - 11 l • RHODE TSLAND, . 65 ~ewport - • South point of Conneaut Is- 41 26 00 71 26 30 15 land. 66 Watch Hill - - Watch Point - - 41 18 30 71 54 00 8 67 Point Judith • - Southeast point of Narragan- 41 22 00 71 30 30 10 sett Shore. 68 Goat Island - - North end of Goat Island - 41 29 -30 712200 8 69 Dutch Island - - South end of Dulch Island - 41 29 30 71 26 00 8 70 W arwick Neck - South end of Warwick Neck 41 40 00 71 25 00 8 7L ..N_ayat Ppint - __Nayat Point - - - 41. M --00 71 22 00 . 6 72 Block Island - Northwest point of Block Is­ 41 14 00 71 37 00 18 land. 73 ~ar Point - 8

VERMONT. 74 Juniper Island • Juniper I laud, Lake Cham- 44 27 00 4 00 00 10 plain. I CONNECTlCUT. 75 New London - - Entranci of River Thames - 41 20 00 70 10 00 11 76 Faulkner Island - FaulkneJ"s Island - - 41 15 00 72 43 00 12 77 Lynde Point - - Mouth pf the 14 18 00 72 '25 00 7 Riverf 78 Stonington • • Narrow point of land south I 41 22 00 72 02 00 JO of Stonington. l 19 Mol'gan's Point 10 ,.,____ ~ THE UNITED STATES.

E: .... • t/l • ,Cl - . ..c o ,!,: :.. A 0 - Cl) b.O • «I ...... :.::, A ~ ~~ 13, ~ ..c: 0 0 ~l> > Cl) A~ S ;!: ti Cl) GJ ~ ~ S B GI .... ,9,.,, ...... Remarks. . '- Cl) d ... i:i '- Cl> IV Cl) ~ .... 0 c o::!~ 0~ .s=-= ;:, .. o· ... ~~ ... ,.0 ,.0 ...... o ..... --> (1) S: 0 ..c: ~ Si=i ... Cl) ~5 ~ 'b 9 Fixed . - - 56 00 14 00 1826 Light on keeper's liouse.6., -711 9 Fixed . - - 30 00 1826 C ·71 - - 9 Fixed - •·- - 38 00 23 QO 1828 ff' 7 ~ 5 Fixed . - 58 00 6 00 1829 T wo lights placed on each end of Jl - - the keeker's house. l 114 . - - - - 8 00 1831 Light on eeper's dwelling. 7 l

14 Fixed . - - 95 00 30 00 1826 '·~

., < 4 Fixed . 18 Ill 00 80 00 1800 9 Fixed . - 15 93 00 40 00 1801 - ~ 9 Fixed . - 9 4400 35 00 1803 . ~4- Fixed . - 12 47 00 30 00 1823 14 - - 12 25 00 1831 '..,) - 6 LIGHT-HOUSES OF

;i ~ Nb. Slate and name of Place on which the light is Lati.Lude. Longitude. .... light. situated. -0 - ~ ,Qa zC ------\ CONNEcT1cuT-Cont'd. Deg. min. sec. Deg. min. sec. - 1' 80 Five Mile Point - Entrance of New Haven 40 17 00 12 56 00 Harbor. 8 81 Stratford Point - Stratford Pojnt - - 41 09 00 73 06 00 10 82 Fayerweather Island - EntranceofBlackRock Har- 41 08 00 73 13 00 8 bor. 83 Norwalk lsla.nd - Norwalk Island - - 41 02 00 73 25 00 10 84 Great Captain's Island Great Capt.tin's Island - 40 49 00 73 83 00 10 NEW YORK.

.85 Eaton's N eek - - Eaton's Neck, Long Island - 40 57 10 73 24 28 . 12 ... 86 Sand's Point - - Sand's P oint, Long Island - 40 51 43 73, 45 00 11 87 Old Field Light - Old Field Point, Long Island 40 58 40 73 07 30 10 63$ Fjre Island Inlet - Fire Island Inlet, Long Island 40 38 35 73 15 40 18 .. 89 Throg's Neck - Southeast point T hrog's Neck 40 48 03 73 48 45 10· !JO Sto_ny Point - - On the Hudson, below West 7 Point. - - 91 Fort Tompkins - Staten Island - - 40 35 42 74 04 48 12 92~,,. Kinderhook - - K inderhook, on the Hudson 5 River. - - 93' Four Mile Point Four Mile Point, on the Hud- 6 - son River. - - 94 Saugerties - - Esopus Creek, on tbe Hu«- 5 son. - - 95 Stuyvesant's Landing Stuyvesant's Landing, on the - 5 Hudson River. f J.<-1"" - 96 Roundout Creek - - - Momauk - - - - - 9i - - East end Long Island - 41 04 00 72 00 00 13 J) 98 Little Gull Island ------14 99 Plumtn sJand - - - - - 10 roo Buffalo - - J unction Buffalo Creek and 42 so. 10 78 - 59 30 -15 Lake Erie. l"J 101 Por-tland Harbor - Soulh coast Lake Erie - 42 32 41 2 32 00 102 Dunkirk - - - - 1- 13 I 103 G~Jloo Island - - - - I - W est point ~alloo Island - 43 51 00 33 00 15 J.- 101 Oswego - - Entrance Oswego Harbor - 43 28 00 28 00 7 105 Genesee ------43 12 30 35 00 10 106 Sodus BPi - - Entrance Sodus Harbor - 43 19 00 45 10 107 Tibbel's oint East side of entrance-of St. 44 09 00 40 00 9 - Lawrence River. 108 J:I.orse Island - I"' ------8 ·' 109 Niagara Fort - Junclion of Niagara River 43 18 20 2 15 00 9 and Lake Onta1 ic. 110 Stony Point - - Near Sackett's harbor, Lake - - 10 Ontario. - / I lJl Ogdensburg - - On St. Lawrence - ,, 112 Prince's Bay - - 10 - West side Prince's Bay - 40 30 !'a 74 13 52 11 NBW Jl:':RSEY. /. 113 Sandy Hook - Sand1: Hook - - 40 27 25 h 114 - - 74 01 35 1$ Highlands of Never- High ands of Neversink - 31 sink. - - I 115 Barnegat shoals - 1Hl Cape May ------JI I - Entrance southwest point of 38 55 00 75 02 00 15 Cape May. TIIE UNITED STATES. 7

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<"9 Fixed . - 15 134 00 50 00 1799 'H' - 9 'Fixed . 15 - 40 00 1909 'I. l,. . - 15 67 06 30 00 1823 14 Fixed , 15 Revolviag l 30 '1-7 99 00 74 00 1925 14 Fixed • 40 00 1826 May be seen as far as necessary, - - - being land loe)ced. 14 - - - - 20 00 1826 fl 1' 14 Fixed . - - 89 00 40 00 1829 1"- 14 - - - - 2 00 1829 Light on keeper's cl welling. J1 9 - - - - - 1831 f',-. 14 - - - - - 1935 : 14 ,,. tr 2. ]I • - - 1938 t,b !l(j618 Fixef . - 28 160 00 80 00 1795 ~, 9 - - - - 53 00 1806 14 - lil 30 00 lS26 i!a~15 Fixed . - - 37 06 33 00 1818 . '"' - Fixed - - - - 40 00 1828 Lit with namral gas. U' '"'ID Z. - - - 40 00 1826 11>1_ 9 Fixed . - - 59 00 55 00 1820 \~~ / t (.,,, 9 Fixed . - 8200 20 00 182-2 Beacon on a pier, the old light on - - s~ore _having been discontinued. I~ Fix~d . - - 8.3 00 30 00 1822 lt>d. '""9 Revolving 2 00 - 66 00 40 00 1825 hJ 9 Fixed - - - 52 00 30 00 1827 - '"Jt 14 Fixed . 16 00 1831 Light on keeper's dwelling. ., ;-PJ Fixed . - - 78 00 44 00 - - - I' J ' Ill/ 15 - - - - 2000 '. /// 15 - - 16 00 1834 Light on keeper's dwelliug. /Fl.. Fixed 14 . - - 107 00 30 00 1828 ' ' //"J l 6 Fixed - - 15 90 00 77 00 4 2 Iight.c;, one 28 246 00_ .., 40 00 1828 Two lights, 100 yards npart; one "" I revolving. - - ~xed; south light revolves. /ls"t 4 - 40 00 1834 p6I 5 Revolving - 22 80-00 60 00 1823 A

8 LIGHT-HOUSES OF

it 8 .!! Place on which the light is L atitude. L ongitude...... No. State and name of 0 light. situated. ... .8a -z 1'£NNSYLVANJA, Deg. min. sec. Deg. min. sec. ( 2 55 10 117 Presque Isle - - Entrance of Presque Ba.y - 42 08 14 00 118 P resque l:,le Beacon ------4 DEL.AW.A RI!: , 3g Cape H enlopen - 47 00 75 07 00 13 119 Cape Henlopen - - 10 l:la Cape Henlopen Beacon - - - - • - - 121 Bombaf Hook - . - - - - - 10 Mahon:; Ditch . . 10 1:J.? - - - I, - - 123 Mispillioll Creek . . - G I - - - - 10 1:U Christiana River - - . . - - - I 1~ Oohanzcy Creek - MARYLAND. . 126 Bodkin Island - Bodkin Island, nearentrance - 13 P atapsco River. - 127 North Point North Point, at entrance of - - 18 - - Pat.apsco River. 128 Thomas's P oint - T homas's Point, near A nna- - --.... 13 polis. - 129 Pool's Island - . P ool's Island, in Chesapeake - 13 Bi . - 130 Smith's Island . Smi 'slsland,inC hesapeake 10 Bay. - - 13 l Concord P oint - P oint ConcOTd, at entrance of - 10 Snsquobannah River. - 132 Cove P oint - - Cove P oint, near P atuxent - 13 River. - 133 .. Point Lookout - Point Lookout, at entrance of - - 11 P otomac River. - l 34 Lazarouo P oint ------11 1 3[> Clay Tsland . - F og's P oint - - - - - 10 136 Turkey Point - A t the entrance of Elk River - 11 137 Little W aU's Island • - - - - 37 49 00 75 52 30 11 138 P iney P oint - -

VIRGINIA, l 39 Cape H enry - - South ~ide entrance of Chesa- 36 58 00 75 56 15 15 ~eake Bab. 110 Olcl P oinl Comfort - 0 d P oim omfort - 37 01 20 76 13 00 10 141 Smith's Point- . Smilh's P oint, near the mouth 37 55 30 76 1G 30 15 of the P otomac River. 1 12 New PoinL Comfort - New P oint Comfort - - 37 20 20 76 11 30 9 113 Smith's Island - Smith's Point or Cahe Charles, 37 09 30 75 51 00 15 entrance of the C esapeake. J ti Back River Poim - Back River P oint - • 37 09 20 76 12 00 10 145 Assateaque lslRlld Between the Chesapeake and 11 - Delaware Bay. - -

NORTll CAROLJN.4 ,

116 Balt!hcnrl . - Ca~e f.'ear River . - 33 51 00 78 ll 00 15 117 Fcras Bank~ - 35 11 00 75 30 00 IS Ill) Pampuco P ou\t . South sirlc Pamplico River - - - 10 'l'HE UNJT.ED STATES. 9 1

Remarks.

Tnch. Min. sec. Miles Feet. in. Feet. in. 1''l 9 Fixed 83 00 20 00 1818 \\) /l'IJ Ill

/If 18 Fixed - 20 180 00 72 00 Light-house and beacon. , -" / Lo ~'L ._fixed___::_ - _-... 1825- !1.() - ,., 14 -- HfOO 1831 Light mi keeper's dweUing.'l' 1t .! 11 16 00 1831 Light oo. keeper's clwelling. 1 '2.-,; ,.,;-,. 9 12 00 1831 Light on keeper's dwelling. J z...J )t4 14 ! l.t. '1.

;z/15 Fixed 15 so 00 1822

,~ · 14 Fixed - 15 27 00 1821 Two lights, 1 1 1 /.:S 15 Fixed 16 30 00 1825 121 15 Fixed - 15 30 00 1825 ' , Su 1G Fixed - ,_ 15 16 00 1827 Light on keeper's dwelling. ' ! u /1; 1G Fixed 10 30 00 1827 }':J .

, ,~ 16 Fixed 15 40 00 40 00 1828 ., 1...

11 1 16 Jixed 15 16 00 1830 Light keeper's dwelling. I ~' _... on /3'f 15 15 30 00 JS:n I~... ' , r 1;s Fixed- 15 16 00 18:12 Light on kee_per's dwelJing. ".. / j t, 15 15 30 00 1833 ) I)( 15 18 - 1833 :, ~ I 1if' f.

11~ 15 Fixed ,I _21 mo oo 72 oo · 1791 •,r J4o !) Fixeil 40 00 1802 ''v /4-, 15 .Fixed 65 00 65 00 1802 I ._, , /ltt 9 Fixerl - 50 00 1804 /tf~-15 Revolving 55 00 1827 4 /i, H Fixed 30 00 }fl29 I "''f /t,t; 14 _ 45 00 lS33 1,-

6 /1.6 14 Fixed 16 110 00 90 00 1818 I /'f 7 15 Fixed - 40 00 }8l6 /L) /4 )/14 l!°'ixecl 18 95 00 90 00 1798 L, j. ,i,, 14 Fixed 30 00 30 00 18'28 1.7 ', 10 LIGHT-IIOUSES OF

In i::... j No. Stale and name of Place on which 1he light is Latitude. Longitude. ... situated. 0 light. Jo. 4> ,.Qa -z NORTH CAROLINA-Cont'd. Deg. min. see. Deg. min. acc.

... 150 Ocracoke . Ocra.coke Island - - 34 58 00 75 59 00 15 - . 34 36 00 76 36 00 15 l 51 Cape Lookout - Cape I:ookout - . 152 Roanoke Marshes . . . . - - 10 SOUTH CAROLINA, l 53 Charleston . . Entrance Charleston llarbor 32 40 00 79 40 00 IO 164 Racoon Key - - Ro.coon K ey • • - 33 02 00 79 06 00 15 155 North Island - . South end North Island - 33 13 00 78 55 00 7 GEORGIA,

156 T ybee . . Northeast end of Tybee Is- 32 00 00 80 42 00 15 land. 157 Tybee Beacon . . . . . - 6 l 58 St. Simon's Island . South end of St. Simon's Is- 31 01 00 81 48 00 9 land. I 59 Sapelo Island • South end of Sapelo Island - 31 21 00 81 26 00 15 160 Beacons on Wolf Is- East side, n ear north end of 31 21 00 81 26 00 12 land. Wolf's Island.

16 1 Cumberland Island . South end of Cumberland Is- 30 45 00 81 37 00 14 land. 16~ Little Cumberland Is- land. OHIO,

I 63 Grand River - . Mouth of Grand River . 41 53 00 81 23 00 9 161- Cleaveland . - Cleaveland - . . 41 31 00 81 51 00 11 . 11 165 T urtle Island • Near Sandusky Bay .- - - 166 Sandusky . . . - . - - 13 167 Port Clintou - - On Lake Erie - - - - 8 168 Conneaut River Beacon On{:ak,Erie - - - - 4 169 Cunningham Creek - On ak Erie . . , - - 3 I 70 Mouth Hurou River • On Lake Erie . . - - 8 I 71 Mouth Black River - On Lake Erie - . - - 8 172 Ashtabula Beacon . On Lake Erie - - - - 8 LOffiSIANA, 173 Bayou St. John Mouth of Bayou St. John's, 30 03 00 89 59 00 30 - on Lake Pontchanrain. 174 F rank's Island . Frank's Island, at mouth of 29 10 00 89 03 00 30 Mississippi. 175 SonthwestP assofMis- On Mississippi River - - - 24- sissi~i. 176 South oint{Gordon's On Mississippi River - - - 14 Toland.) 177 Pleasonton's Island - Lake Pontchartrain - - - - 10 178 Cat Island - - Near entrance of Lake Borgne - - 10 179 Pass Christian - Lake Borgne - - - - 8 180 Chefuncta River . Lake Pontchartrain - - - - 10 18 I Point Defer - At the entrance of River 2!) 15 00 15 - Teche. - THE UNITBD STATES. 11 1

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192 Fort Gratiot . Half' a mile above outlet of 4-2 55 00 82 22 00 10 - Lalre Huron. 193 Windmill Point . 104 Otter Creek Point . Mouth of Detroit&. Maumee - - 11 rivers. 195- Bois Blanc - . North side Bois Blanc - - - 13 196 ,- St. Joseph's - - St. Joseph's River - - - - 11 197 Thunder Bay Island - - - - . - - - - 198 Chicago - - South bank Chicago Rivn - - - - 199, Poltawatamie .

ALABAMA. 200 Mobile - . Mobile Point . - 30 JO 80 88 15 00 21 201 Choctaw Point 1. • Choctaw Point - . ~o 39 00 88 14 00 11 202 Round Isla~~~\~ ,;. . - - - - - 11 203 Sand Island .. • Near Mobile Point - . - - - MIS$1SSIPPI, - 204 Natchez - . Town of tchez - . - - -

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