Report for Wades Point (North Carolina) - 1868
| General |
| District: | 5th |
| Inspector: | J.M. Berrien, Inspector, 5th LH Dist. |
| Location: | Entrance to Pasquotank River (Albemarle Sound) |
| Date of Report: | 01/13/1868 |
| Latitude: | |
| Longitude: |
| Premises |
| 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: | |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | |
| 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: | Screwpile |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
| 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: | |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | |
| Color of Tower: | |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | |
| Tower Connection: | |
| Object of Navigation: | |
| Building Materials: | |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | |
| 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: | A regulation time clock in good order kept in watchroom. |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | |
| Year Made: | |
| Marks and Number: | |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
| Inside Diameter: | |
| Light Characteristic: | Fixed white |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | |
| Number of Flash Panels: | |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | |
| 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: | |
| Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | |
| Fixed Lens Covered: | |
| Pedestal: | |
| 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 Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | Lens of 4th order - Franklin lamp. |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 in good condition |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 2 in good condition. |
| Candle Power: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | |
| Oil House Description: | |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | |
| Oil House Capacity: | |
| Other (Describe): | There is a closet provided for the preservation of utensils, wicks, chimneys and cleaning materials. Paints, oils, spirits of turpentine, paint-brushes, etc. are kept in a closet by themselves. |
| Suitability: |
| Boats |
| Boat Number: | 0 |
| Type: | |
| Length: | 5' 6" |
| Width: | 18' |
| When Built: | |
| Date Harbored at Station: | |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | In pretty good condition. |
| Condition |
| Lantern: | In good condition. |
| Illuminating Apparatus: | In good condition in every respect. |
| Service Lamp: | In good condition in every particular. |
| Oil: | Specimen examined & found to be clear & clean. It had been filtered. |
| Service Lamp Burner: | In good condition; wick trimmed according to instructions & ready for lighting. |
| Service Lamp Burner Level: | Was found to be level. |
| Plate Glass: | Was perfectly clean & free from scratches & stains. |
| Lens Cover: | Was on, & clean; of linen sheeting & is folded & kept in lantern room when not in use. |
| Lantern Curtains: | Were very clean. They are regularly put up & taken down; & are kept in watchroom when not in use. |
| Carillon or Alarm Bell: | None |
| Rod Lamp: | In good condition & filled & ready for use. Keeper understands its use. |
| Dwelling: | |
| Stairway and Landing: | Very clean. |
| Inside of Tower: | |
| Glazing of Dwelling: | In good condition |
| Improvements Needed: | Did not observe or hear that anything was required. |
| Outhouses: | |
| Boathouse: | |
| Grounds: |
| Equipment Care |
| Does Keeper Understand the Use and Care of | |
| Lens: | No one is ever allowed to do so. |
| Lantern and Trap Doors: | Yes |
| Watch or Trimming Room: | None of these articles were to be seen. Rooms presented a cleanly appearance. |
| Lucernes or Matches: | There were none of these objectionable articles to be seen. |
| Heater: | No heater |
| Ventilation: | Assistant keeper understands use of ventilators & how to air the bldg. |
| Dome: | They were so painted & in good order. Lightning conductor was in good order & led into the ground. |
| Oil Room |
| Oil Room Condition: | In clean condition; well ventilated & no appearance of waste of oil. |
| Oil Carriers: | In good condition & arranged in order for use. |
| Number of 100 Gallon Oil Butts: | |
| Number of 50 Gallon Oil Butts: | 3 |
| Number of Small Butts for Waste Oil: | 1 of 25 |
| Number of Dripping Buckets: | |
| Number of Oil Tanks: | 4, holding 175 gallons |
| Oil Butts Made According to Regulation: | They are so made |
| Oil Butt Covers: | Gutters were so filled, & air cocks closed. |
| Drip Bucket Placement: | A vessel was under each drawoff cock. |
| Oil Butt Platform: | They stand upon a raised platform. |
| Empty Oil Butts: | There was empty oil butt. |
| Tool Chests and Presses |
| Cleaning Materials Put Away: | Yes |
| Paints Separate: | Yes |
| Tool Chest: | No |
| Tool Condition: | |
| Tools Free from Rust: | |
| Closets Clean: | Yes |
| Service Box In Good Order: | Yes |
| Trimming Scissors Clean: | Yes |
| Brushes and Floor Clothes: | Yes |
| Lantern Condition: | Very good |
| Keeper and Assistants |
| Keeper Appearance: | Was absent |
| Keeper Interested in Duties: | Was absent |
| Keeper Capacity for Duties: | Was absent |
| Keeper Understanding of Regulations: | Keeper was absent |
| Keeper Complaints: | Was absent |
| Keeper Family: | Yes |
| Keeper Name: | John C. Midgett |
| Keeper Age: | |
| Keeper Present or Absent: | Was absent on private business, he is said not to be absent often. |
| Number of Assistants: | 1 |
| Assistants Attend to Duty: | Assistant appears to understand his business |
| Assistants Capability: | Assistant appears intelligent & capable. |
| Assistants Complaints: | No |
| Assistants Family: | Assistant has no family at station. |
| Assistant Keeper Names: | John Tillett, young, was present. |
| Did Principal and Assistant Keepers Accompany the Inspector?: | Assistant keeper attended me through inspection. |
| Account and Regulations Books |
| Account Books | |
| Daily Expenditures Posted: | Keeper was absent & had locked his books. |
| Quarterly Returns on Hand: | Assistant gave assurance that accts were all correctly kept. |
| Receipt and Expenditure Accounts Kept: | |
| Shipwreck and Vessels Passed Book: | They could not be got at for examinatioin. Asst. says they are correctly kept. |
| Regulations, Instructions, and Directions | |
| Rules and Regulations Copies: | 1 |
| Instructions and Directions Copies: | 1 |
| Placard Directions Copies: | 1 |
| Notice to Visitors Copies: | 1 |
| Summary of Duties: | 1 |
| Index of Instructions: | 1 |
| Guide for Mixed Paints: | 1 |
| Directions for Purifying Water: | 1 |
| Placards Easily Visible: | Yes |
| Books Easily Accessible: | Yes |
| Blank Books and Forms: | |