White Shoal (Maryland)

District:	5th
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Location:	Below Sandy Point, on lower end of shoal - starboard side of main channel in James River, VA going up
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Number of Separate Lights:	1
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Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water:	27'
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Color of Tower:	Piles painted red - side of dwelling white, roof red, lantern black.
Color of Tower/ How Produced:	Paint
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Building Materials:	Wood
General Description:	Wooden structure resting on 5 iron screwpiles.
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Diameter to Glass:	5'
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Number of Sides:	Circular
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Height Glazed:	26"
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Number of Plates Each Side:	10
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Size of Plates:	Irregular
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Construction Material Lantern:	Iron
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Ventilator / Cowl:	Iron
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Floor of Lantern:	Wood
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Location / Number:	6
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Name of Maker:	Brooklyn Flint Glass Co.
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Order of Apparatus:	6th
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Light Characteristic:	Fixed white
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Arc of Each Fixed Part:	360 degrees, 27' above sea level
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Does Apparatus Revolve?:	False
Is There a Revolving Belt?:	False
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Lamp Description:	Bowl lamp, 3 burners
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Oil House Capacity:	2 air tight oil butts, 1 of 60 gallons, 1 of 50 gallons.
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Fog Signal Kind:	Bell struck by hand
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General Information:	Hoisted by blocks & falls
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