Report for Sullivans Island Beacons (South Carolina) - 1914

General
District: 6th
Inspector: T.H. Gregg, Superintendent
Location: Moultrieville, SC on Army Reservation, Fort Moultrie.
Date of Report: 03/20/1914
Latitude: 32° 45' 81"
Longitude: 79° 51' 18"
Premises
Site: Military reservation, built 1848.
Date of Reservation:
Date of Deed:
Date of Permission:
Date of Lease:
Area of the Entire Site: 7 acres
Area Inclosed: 0.122 acres
Character of Soil:
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: 300'
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: Iron wire, pipe posts
Wharf or Landing on Premises: Light boat landing
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance:
Means to Reach Light Station: Ferry & trolley from Charleston, SC
Distance to Nearest Road:
Distance to Post Office: Moultrieville PO close at hand.
Distance to Village:
Facilities for Public Conveyance:
Facilities for Private Conveyance:
Means Used for Support of Lantern:
Number of Separate Lights: 3 5-day lens lanterns.
First Built or Established: 1848
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: 1912
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: 14'
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: Low marsh
Color of Tower:
Color of Tower/ How Produced:
Tower Connection:
Object of Navigation: 3 channel
Building Materials: 3-pile wooden structures.
General Description:
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Kind of Stairway and Steps:
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Size of Glass:
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Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface:
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse:
Soil Susceptibility:
Miscellaneous Remarks:
Illuminating Apparatus
Kind of Apparatus:
Intensity in Candles: 770
Name of Maker: General Lighthouse Depot
Year Made:
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Does Apparatus Revolve?: False
Is There a Revolving Belt?: False
Revolving Panels:
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Fixed Lens Covered:
Pedestal:
Service Table:
Draft Tube Description:
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Lens Protection:
How Color is Produced:
Red Sectors Description:
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