Tangier Sound Light Station (Virginia)

District:	5th
Inspector:	L.M Hopkins
Location:	In 3/4 fathoms, west side of south entrance to sound (Va.)
Date of Report:	06/10/1927
Latitude:	37° 47' 17"
Longitude:	75° 58' 27"

Site:	Deed executed bhy the Governor of Virginia under the previsions of a statute that state passed April 16, 1874.
Date of Reservation:
Date of Deed:	12/13/1888
Date of Permission:
Date of Lease:
Area of the Entire Site:	5 acres.
Area Inclosed:
Character of Soil:
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark:	7/8 of a nautical mile.
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence:
Wharf or Landing on Premises:	Yes.
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance:
Means to Reach Light Station:	Boat.
Distance to Nearest Road:
Distance to Post Office:
Distance to Village:	4.5 nautical miles to Tangier, Va.
Facilities for Public Conveyance:
Facilities for Private Conveyance:
Means Used for Support of Lantern:	On superstructure.
Number of Separate Lights:	1
First Built or Established:	1890
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated:	1919
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 feet
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea:	None.
Color of Tower:	Superstructure white, lantern black, roof & substructure brown.
Color of Tower/ How Produced:	By paint.
Tower Connection:	In one.
Object of Navigation:	To mark entrance to Tangier Sound, Chesapeake Bay, Va.
Building Materials:	Wood & iron.
General Description:	Screw pile structure.
Wall Thickness at Base:
Wall Thickness at Parapet:
Diameter at Base:
Diameter at Parapet:
Kind of Stairway and Steps:	Iron ladders to main deck; wooden spiral stairway to lantern.
Number of Landings:
Size of Glass:	8" x 12"
Number of Windows and Size of Sash:
Number of Doors:
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface:
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse:
Soil Susceptibility:
Miscellaneous Remarks:

Order of Lantern:	4th
Shape of Lantern:	Polygonal
Diameter to Glass:
Diameter in the Clear:
Number of Sides:	8
Type of Bars:	Vertical
Thickness of Bars:
Height Glazed:	36.5"
Number of Plates in Height:	1
Number of Plates Each Side:	1
Thickness of Plates:	1/4"
Size of Plates:	36.5" x 34.25"
Number of Storm Panes:
Unglazed Side of Lantern:	None.
What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern:	Wood, iron & copper.
Construction Material Roof / Cowl:	Copper.
Ventilator / Cowl:	Copper.
Lightning Spindle:	Copper.
Description of Lightning Rod:
Balustrade:	Wood.
Lantern Doors:	Hung on outside with brass hinges.
Floor of Lantern:	Wood; tongued & grooved yellow pine
Watchroom Doors:
Parapet Diameter:

Location / Number:	3 in lower part of lantern
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement:	1 small step ladder.
Curtain Hooks / Hanger:	Screwed into cornice ceiling.

How is Watchroom Fitted:	With closets & fog-bell machine.
How is Relief Called:	None.
Where is Call System Led:

Kind of Apparatus:
Intensity in Candles:	490 cp
Name of Maker:	Sauter, Lemonnier & Cie.
Year Made:	1889
Marks and Number:	Paris, 1889, No.340
Order of Apparatus:	4th
Inside Diameter:	20"
Light Characteristic:	Fixed white with red sector.
Time of Revolution:
Flash Interval:
Duration of Flash:
Arc of Each Fixed Part:
Number of Panels:	4
Number of Flash Panels:	None
Arc of Each:
Number of Elements in Central Drum:	5
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum:	5
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum:	3
Does Apparatus Revolve?:	False
Is There a Revolving Belt?:	False
Revolving Panels:
How Flash is Produced:
Number of Vertical Elements Panel:
Fixed Lens Covered:
Pedestal:	Cast iron.
Service Table:
Draft Tube Description:
Revolving Machinery:
Standby and Description:
Chariot Float or Balls:
Chariot Description:
Length of Drop Tube:
Clock Weight:
Length of Winding Time:
Drive During Rewind:
Machinery Protection:
Regulated:
Lens Protection:
How Color is Produced:	Red glass, 1/8"
Red Sectors Description:
Where Color Attached:	To lantern.
Form of Colored Glass:
Lamp Description:	4th order
Type of Illuminant:
Number of Spare Lamps:	3
Number of Spare Burners:
Candle Power:	490 cp

Tower Closet Use:	Screw-Pile structure.
Oil House Description:	Storage tank, 275 gallon capacity under superstructure.
Oil House Inside Dimension:
Oil House Construction Material:
Oil House Capacity:
Other (Describe):	3 closets on 1st floor, 1 cupboard & 4 storerooms on 2nd floor.
Suitability:	Dry & well suited for purposes.

Fog Signal Kind:	No.4 Gamewell
Time to Start:	1 minute.
How Long Will Pressure Last:
Manufacturer:	Gamewell
Year of Manufacture:
Characteristic:	1 blow, 10 sec. silent, 1 blow, 10 sec. silent.
Duplication:	1 large spring.
Timing Device:
If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown:
Height Above Water:
Compass Direction:
Location:	Installed in watch-room of superstructure located on channel (east) side to cover entrance to sound.
Distance and Direction:
Water Supply:	Rain water from roof stored in tanks.
Reached from Lighthouse:
Description of Fog Signal Building:
Pressure And Recording Gauge:

Weight:	1000 approx.
Metal:	Bell
Diameter:	36"
Height:	30"
Time:	65 minutes
Manufacturer:	No. 4 Gamewell.
Weights for Operation:

Location:	Dwelling in superstructure
Coloring:	White.
Construction Materials:	Wood.
Number of Rooms:	8
Number of Dwellings:
Heating Plant:
Number of Keepers:	3
Furnished Quarters:
NOT Furnished Quarters:
Outhouses:
Outhouse Coloring:
Paths and Walks:
Area Inclosed:
Area of Garden:
Area Timber or Shrubbery:
Cultivation Area Available:
Area Cultivated:
Character of Surroundings:
Stove, Maker:	S.B Sexton Stove & Mrg. Co.
Stove, Size:	Imp. New Baltom #701
Sink, Maker:	No name; enamel
Sink, Size:	18" x 24"
Pump, Maker:	None.
Pump, Size:
Lamps:

How Procured:	From roof & stored in tanks.
Quality:	Good.
Quantity:	Ample.
Injury Possible:	No.
Purity Precaution:	Avoiding use of paint on roof containing injurious properties; keeping tanks clean and water aerated.
Tank Capacity:	1000 gallons.
Tank Material:	2 iron & 2 wood.
Distilling Apparatus:	False
Distilling Manufacturer:
Well Description:
Well Diameter:
Well Lining:
Pump or Bucket:
What Power Used:
Distance from Dwelling:

General Opinion:	Good.
Diseases:	None.
Prevalency:
Local Causes:
Recommended Improvements:

Access to Lighthouse:	Piles with wooden deck extends about 30 feet on north side & about 12 feet wide.
Distance and Direction:
Miscellaneous Remarks:

Boat #1
Boat Number:	416
Type:	Sail
Length:	6' 3"
Width:	18'
When Built:
Date Harbored at Station:	July 26, 1922
Sails:	True
Suited to Work:	Yes.

Boat #2
Boat Number:	462
Type:	Motor
Length:	6' 7"
Width:	22'
When Built:	1926
Date Harbored at Station:	Oct. 8, 1926
Sails:	False
Suited to Work:	Yes.

Engine Type:	Internal combustion
Horsepower:	6 HP
Engine Maker:	#22575
Spare Coil:
Magnet:	Robert Bosch (American)
Battery:	Dry cells, 6, Columbia or equal
Propeller Diameter:	18"
Propeller Pitch:	20"

General Information:
Boats on Station:	Hoisted to davits


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