Red Fish Bar Cut (Texas)

District:	8th
Inspector:	Cmdr. C.P. Eaton, USN Supt. & Thos P. Brown, Supt.
Location:	In 2' of water on bar off Edwards Point close to E'ly side of dredged cut through bar.
Date of Report:	08/10/1911
Latitude:	29° 30' 29"
Longitude:	94° 52' 27"

Site:	Submarine
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Wharf or Landing on Premises:
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance:
Means to Reach Light Station:	By boat to San Leon
Distance to Nearest Road:
Distance to Post Office:	3 miles
Distance to Village:
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Means Used for Support of Lantern:	Tower & dwelling on screwpiles
Number of Separate Lights:	1
First Built or Established:	1900
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated:	Exten. reprs, 1901. Minor 1911
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:	39'
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea:	Sky
Color of Tower:	White, green blinds
Color of Tower/ How Produced:	Paint
Tower Connection:	On top of dwelling
Object of Navigation:	Local navigation
Building Materials:	Wood
General Description:
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Diameter at Parapet:
Kind of Stairway and Steps:	Wooden
Number of Landings:
Size of Glass:	10" x 13"
Number of Windows and Size of Sash:	Upstairs: 4 windows 10" x 13", 4 lts dbl sash; Downstairs: 4 windows 10" x 13" 6 lts dbl sash
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Order of Lantern:	5th
Shape of Lantern:
Diameter to Glass:	86.5"
Diameter in the Clear:
Number of Sides:	10
Type of Bars:	Vertical
Thickness of Bars:
Height Glazed:	36.5"
Number of Plates in Height:	One
Number of Plates Each Side:	One
Thickness of Plates:	1/4"
Size of Plates:	36.5" x 27 3/16"
Number of Storm Panes:
Unglazed Side of Lantern:	None
What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern:	Iron
Construction Material Roof / Cowl:	Iron
Ventilator / Cowl:	Copper
Lightning Spindle:	Copper strip
Description of Lightning Rod:
Balustrade:	Wood, floor wood, tin covered
Lantern Doors:	1 in parapet
Floor of Lantern:	Wood
Watchroom Doors:
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Location / Number:	4
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement:
Curtain Hooks / Hanger:

Kind of Apparatus:
Intensity in Candles:	360
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Year Made:
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Order of Apparatus:	5th
Inside Diameter:	14 3/4"
Light Characteristic:
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Number of Panels:	4
Number of Flash Panels:
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Number of Elements in Central Drum:
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum:	7
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum:	5
Does Apparatus Revolve?:	False
Is There a Revolving Belt?:	False
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Fixed Lens Covered:
Pedestal:	Iron
Service Table:
Draft Tube Description:	No
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Lens Protection:	Linen
How Color is Produced:
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Lamp Description:	5th
Type of Illuminant:	Oil
Number of Spare Lamps:
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Candle Power:	38

Tower Closet Use:	None
Oil House Description:	On platform under dwelling
Oil House Inside Dimension:	5' x 5' x 7' high
Oil House Construction Material:	Wood
Oil House Capacity:	160 5-gal cans
Other (Describe):	2 closets with necessary shelves
Suitability:	Suitable

Fog Signal Kind:	Gamewell Fog Bell No. 3
Time to Start:	1 minute
How Long Will Pressure Last:
Manufacturer:
Year of Manufacture:
Characteristic:	1 stroke every 30 sec.
Duplication:	2 springs
Timing Device:
If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown:
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Compass Direction:
Location:	On gallery S corner of tower & E about 80' from channel
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Description of Fog Signal Building:	On gallery of dwelling
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