Report for Salem Creek (New Jersey) - 1910
| General |
| District: | 4th |
| Inspector: | Thos. J. Rout, Jr. Superintendent |
| Location: | In 4.5' of water in Salem Cove, NJ, at entrance to Salem Creek on E'ly side of Delaware River, NJ |
| Date of Report: | 12/22/1910 |
| Latitude: | 39° 34' 17" |
| Longitude: | 75° 03' 07" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Located in navigable waters in Delaware River |
| 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: | Surrounded by water |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Crib is provided with wooden ladder extending down to water. |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | No road |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By RR to Salem, NJ thence by private conveyance & boat to light station. |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | About 1.5 miles by boat to public road; distance to RR sta. about 4 miles. |
| Distance to Post Office: | About 3.5 miles (Salem, NJ) |
| Distance to Village: | About 3.5 miles (Salem, NJ) |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | None |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | Team can be hired at Salem, NJ to water's edge; & private boat to light station |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Post on wooden crib |
| Number of Separate Lights: | One |
| First Built or Established: | 1896 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1910 |
| Condition at This Date: | Gppd |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | No tower; Foundation crib, square 24' x 24' |
| Form of Tower: | Crib is pyramidal |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 21' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Trees & farm lands |
| Color of Tower: | Post, tank house, ladder etc - white |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | No dwelling |
| Object of Navigation: | Marks mouth of Salem Creek, NJ for local navigating purposes |
| Building Materials: | Foundation crib is of wood with an iron covering. |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | Crib 8" |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | Crib 8" |
| Diameter at Base: | Crib 24' c 24' square |
| Diameter at Parapet: | Crib 8' x 8' square |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | None - ladder used |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | No windows |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | |
| Number of Doors: | 1 door; entrance to tank house. |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Foundation - 12" x 12" timbers bolted together & resting on wood pile |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | At base of lantern post is a small frame tank house painted white. |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | AGA standard 200 mm lantern |
| Shape of Lantern: | Cylindrical |
| Diameter to Glass: | 200 mm |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | Round |
| Type of Bars: | Helical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 7 3/4" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | Round lantern |
| Thickness of Plates: | About 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | Standard plates for 200 mm AGA lantern |
| Number of Storm Panes: | None |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Metal & glass |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | |
| Lightning Spindle: | |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | |
| Lantern Doors: | |
| Floor of Lantern: | |
| Watchroom Doors: | |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | American Gasaccumulator Co |
| Year Made: | Not known |
| Marks and Number: | On sun valve # 206 S10 |
| Order of Apparatus: | Standard 200 mm lantern |
| Inside Diameter: | About 7 3/4" |
| Light Characteristic: | White light during period of 0.3 sec, separated by eclipse of 2.7 sec duration |
| Time of Revolution: | Not moveable |
| Flash Interval: | 2.7 sec. |
| Duration of Flash: | 0.3 sec |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | 360 degrees |
| Number of Panels: | AGA lantern used |
| Number of Flash Panels: | None |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | One |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | |
| Does Apparatus Revolve?: | False |
| Is There a Revolving Belt?: | False |
| Revolving Panels: | |
| How Flash is Produced: | Eclipses are produced by an automatic device operated by flow of gas consumed by light. |
| Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | |
| Fixed Lens Covered: | |
| Pedestal: | None |
| Service Table: | None |
| Draft Tube Description: | None |
| Revolving Machinery: | Not revolving |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | |
| Chariot Description: | |
| Length of Drop Tube: | |
| Clock Weight: | |
| Length of Winding Time: | |
| Drive During Rewind: | |
| Machinery Protection: | No machinery |
| Regulated: | |
| Lens Protection: | |
| How Color is Produced: | Not colored |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | Single 1/2 c ft burner |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | None |
| Number of Spare Burners: | None |
| Candle Power: |
| Compressed Gas |
| Gas Container: | 4 tanks 9" x 60" each of 177 cft cap. |
| Compressed Gas Capacity: | 4tanks each 177 cft = 708 cft |
| Compressed Gas Charge: | About 140 lbs |
| How Supply Renewed: | By having them recharged at factory |
| At What Intervals: | About 20 months |
| Spare Containers: |
| Gas Light |
| Gas Light Kind: | Acetylene, high pressure |
| Gas Light Number of Burners: | 1 burner |
| Kind of Burner: | Gas 1/2 cft |
| Candlepower Per Burner: | 166 |
| Total Candlepower: | 166 |
| Consumption Gas Burner Per Hour: | 1/20 cft |
| Total Consumption Per Hour: | 1/20 cft |
| How Gas Obtained: | From tanks in tank house |
| Occulting Light |
| Characteristic: | White light during period of 0.3 sec, separated by eclipse of 2.7 sec duration |
| Time Limit: | Any desired characteristic can be obtained |
| Eclipse Type: | |
| Size and Amplitude: | |
| Axis Rotation: | |
| Axis Relation: | |
| Screen Revolution: | |
| Screen Number: | |
| Screen Time: | |
| Screen Form: | |
| Screen Mounting: | |
| Screen Order: | |
| Screen Date: | |
| Valve Maker: | AGA Company |
| Valve Pattern: | Standard valve |
| Reliability: | Yes |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Crib is provided with wooden ladder by which landing can be made from small boat. |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | This is a 4-tank AGA acetylene system, 2nd one installed in this district. |