Report for Alligator Reef (Florida) - 1928
| General |
| District: | 7th |
| Inspector: | H. B. Haskins, Asst. Supt. |
| Location: | On Alligator Reef, Florida Reef Florida |
| Date of Report: | 03/15/1928 |
| Latitude: | 24° 51' 06" |
| Longitude: | 80° 37' 09" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Submarine Site |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | None |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | Islamorada, Florida by station boat 7 miles |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | |
| Distance to Post Office: | |
| Distance to Village: | |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Octagonal pyramidal, skeleton tower, inclosing stair cylinder, pile foundation. |
| Number of Separate Lights: | One |
| First Built or Established: | 1873 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
| Condition at This Date: | |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Octagonal pyramidal, skeleton tower, inclosing stair cylinder, pile foundation. |
| Form of Tower: | |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 136' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | On Florida Keys |
| Color of Tower: | White tower, black piles |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | |
| Tower Connection: | Dwelling part of tower, on 2nd series |
| Object of Navigation: | Primary Seacoast |
| Building Materials: | Wrought and cast iron |
| General Description: | Tower located in 5 feet M.L.W. on outer line of reefs of Florida Reefs, FL |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Cast iron |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | 9 X11 1/2 |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 6 2 3/4" 26 5/8 wood in stair cylinder 1 in watchroom |
| Number of Doors: | 2 in twr 2'6" X 6'-3" (see drawing) 1 trap dr 22" wide |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 1st order |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 16 sides |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | 1 3/8 |
| Height Glazed: | 9' - 7 3/4" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 3 |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | 3 |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4 to 5/16, 28" wide |
| Size of Plates: | |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Iron |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Copper ? |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Cast Iron |
| Lightning Spindle: | Copper |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Iron |
| Lantern Doors: | None |
| Floor of Lantern: | Cast Iron Gallery |
| Watchroom Doors: | 1 door to gallery & one door between stairs and watchroom |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | Lower part of lantern |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | Portable wooden ladder |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Iron screwed into iron |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | 2 chairs, radio, barometer, clock, spare lamp, tools, 2 carriers |
| How is Relief Called: | Bell wire speaking tubes played out |
| Where is Call System Led: | Watchroom to dwelling |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Intensity in Candles: | W 80,000 R 24,000 |
| Name of Maker: | Henry Lapante, Paris |
| Year Made: | ? |
| Marks and Number: | |
| Order of Apparatus: | 1st |
| Inside Diameter: | 72 1/2" |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | 60" - 4sets of 4 panels |
| Flash Interval: | Duration of eclispse 3-2 sec,1-7 sec |
| Duration of Flash: | 4 flashes 0.5 |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 24 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | 16 |
| Arc of Each: | 22 1/2 degrees |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 17 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 18 flash |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 8 flash |
| Does Apparatus Revolve?: | True |
| Is There a Revolving Belt?: | False |
| Revolving Panels: | |
| How Flash is Produced: | Chariot wheels |
| Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | |
| Fixed Lens Covered: | |
| Pedestal: | Clock pedestal |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | Fitted to galv. Umbrella |
| Revolving Machinery: | |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | Chariot wheels |
| Chariot Description: | 10 5 1/2" diameter - all one pattern - 20 3 1/2" |
| Length of Drop Tube: | |
| Clock Weight: | |
| Length of Winding Time: | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Drive During Rewind: | No |
| Machinery Protection: | By glass case |
| Regulated: | By governor with fairs and weights |
| Lens Protection: | None |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | 223 degrees to 247 degrees & 46 degrees to 68 degrees |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | Type A 55 mm |
| Type of Illuminant: | Oil |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 2 10v & 1 fourth order |
| Number of Spare Burners: | |
| Candle Power: |
| Clock Cord Description |
| Revolving Cord: | Galv wire rope |
| Size of Clock Cord: | 3/8 |
| Length of Clock Cord: | 170' |
| How Led: | Through stair of cylinders stair |
| Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: | 8 1/2"d 12 1/2" long |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | One mantel |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | |
| Diameter of Mantel: | 55 mm |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | |
| Oil House Description: | Below dwelling; 5 250 gal galv. Iron oil tanks |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 15 X 16 |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Wood |
| Oil House Capacity: | 5 250 gal tanks |
| Other (Describe): | In dwelling |
| Suitability: | Dry and suitable |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | 2 nd series of tower |
| Coloring: | White |
| Construction Materials: | Outside walls iron, inside wood |
| Number of Rooms: | 4 |
| Number of Dwellings: | 1 |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | 3 |
| Furnished Quarters: | None |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | None |
| Outhouse Coloring: | |
| Paths and Walks: | None |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | |
| Area Cultivated: | |
| Character of Surroundings: | |
| Stove, Maker: | New Perfection no 33 |
| Stove, Size: | |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | 16 X24- enamel |
| Pump, Maker: | No. 2 Seneca Falls Force Pump |
| Pump, Size: | No. 2 Pitchers |
| Lamps: | Pump oil No 2 gould Hand lamps or hand lanterns 1 |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Rain water, caught from roof of dwelling |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample for station all seasons-yes |
| Injury Possible: | By hurricanes, but this avoided by cutoff valves |
| Purity Precaution: | Cut off valves |
| Tank Capacity: | 2 of 4,600 gal each |
| Tank Material: | 2" cypress tanks |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | Pump |
| What Power Used: | Hand power |
| Distance from Dwelling: | Under dwelling |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Healthy |
| Diseases: | None |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | |
| Recommended Improvements: |
| Boats |
| Boat #1 | |
| Boat Number: | 3 |
| Type: | Power boat |
| Length: | |
| Width: | |
| When Built: | |
| Date Harbored at Station: | |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | |
| Boat #2 | |
| Boat Number: | 0 |
| Type: | Skiff |
| Length: | |
| Width: | |
| When Built: | |
| Date Harbored at Station: | |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | |
| Power Boat |
| Engine Type: | Gasoline |
| Horsepower: | 5 |
| Engine Maker: | Sathrop,2 cycle make and brake #11927 |
| Spare Coil: | D?? Coil for make and break engine |
| Magnet: | None |
| Battery: | No. 6 dry cells, 8 to set |
| Propeller Diameter: | 18" |
| Propeller Pitch: | 20" |
| Miscellaneous |
| General Information: | |
| Boats on Station: | On davits |