Report for Anclote Key (Florida) - 1888
| General |
| District: | 7th |
| Inspector: | Capt. W.L. Fisk, LH Engineer, 7th & 8th Dist. |
| Location: | On small island, called Anclote Key, in Gulf of Mexico, about 3 miles W of mouth of Anclote River, FL. |
| Date of Report: | 01/08/1888 |
| Latitude: | 28° 10' 15" |
| Longitude: | 82° 52' 00" |
| Premises |
| Site: | |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 177 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Character of Soil: | White sand |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 242' |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | None |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | 1 wharf of wood |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | Plank walk 2' wide & 400' long leads from tower to wharf. |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By steamer from Cedar Keys, distance 60 miles N or by stage from Tampa to Tarpon & from Tarpon by small boat 6 miles to light station. |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | To nearest Public Road, 6 miles; to nearest steamboat landing, 2 miles. |
| Distance to Post Office: | 3 miles |
| Distance to Village: | 6 miles |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | None |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | By small boat from Anclote, distance 3 miles from light station. |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Iron skeleton structure |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | August 1887 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
| Condition at This Date: | New & in good order |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Square |
| Form of Tower: | |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 103' 7.5" |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 103' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Mangrove's color green |
| Color of Tower: | Brown |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Oxide of iron |
| Tower Connection: | Detached |
| Object of Navigation: | Seacoast, general navigating purposes. |
| Building Materials: | Iron |
| General Description: | Iron skeleton structure |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | Square base; side of sq. 28' |
| Diameter at Parapet: | 15' |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Iron |
| Number of Landings: | 1 |
| Size of Glass: | 8 7/8" x 12" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 4; Lower sash 1' 9" x 2' 3"; upper sash 1' 9" x 1' 3/4" |
| Number of Doors: | 3 |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | White sand & shell |
| Soil Susceptibility: | Cannot be protected by grass, shrubbery or trees. |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Tower located in center of sand ridge, S end of island, said ridge runs about NW entire length of island & is about 200' wide. Yellow pine, Palmetto, Mangroves & Cedars are on island. |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 3rd |
| Shape of Lantern: | |
| Diameter to Glass: | 8' 3" |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 10 |
| Type of Bars: | |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | Entire height |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
| Thickness of Plates: | 5/16" |
| Size of Plates: | 2' 7 3/8" x 5' 11 5/8" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | None |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | All sides are glazed |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Iron & glass |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Copper |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Block tin |
| Lightning Spindle: | Brass |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | None |
| Balustrade: | Iron |
| Lantern Doors: | Iron. 4 bolts & 1 spring catch |
| Floor of Lantern: | Iron & glass |
| Watchroom Doors: | None |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | 5 slide ventilators |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | 2 hooks with screw fastenings. |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | 1 table, bench, lamp box & clock. |
| How is Relief Called: | None |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | 5 hours |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | |
| Year Made: | |
| Marks and Number: | |
| Order of Apparatus: | 3rd |
| Inside Diameter: | |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | Movable, time of revolution 6 minutes |
| Flash Interval: | 15 sec |
| Duration of Flash: | 15 sec |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | All around |
| Number of Panels: | 24 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 11 |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 4 |
| Does Apparatus Revolve?: | True |
| Is There a Revolving Belt?: | False |
| Revolving Panels: | |
| How Flash is Produced: | |
| Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | |
| Fixed Lens Covered: | |
| Pedestal: | Iron box enclosing driving machinery |
| Service Table: | Steel |
| Draft Tube Description: | Russia iron, inside dia. 4 5/8" thickness 1/2", damper tube is connected to tube by screw thread. |
| Revolving Machinery: | Henry LePaute, Engineers, Paris 1884 |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | |
| Chariot Description: | |
| Length of Drop Tube: | None, length of drop, 14' |
| Clock Weight: | |
| Length of Winding Time: | 5 hours |
| Drive During Rewind: | |
| Machinery Protection: | Iron & glass cover |
| Regulated: | By revolving or governing fan, vanes of fan are turned to present more or less surface to air, to regulate slow or fast. |
| Lens Protection: | |
| How Color is Produced: | By colored glass chimney |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | Funck's float, 2 wicks |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 3 |
| Candle Power: |
| Clock Cord Description |
| Revolving Cord: | |
| Size of Clock Cord: | |
| Length of Clock Cord: | |
| How Led: | Thru watchroom floor |
| Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | None |
| Oil House Description: | Occupies 1 end of a frame bldg 12' x 25' raised 2' from ground. Size of room 12' x 12'. Bldg is 60' NE of light tower. |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | |
| Oil House Capacity: | 60 5-gal cans. |
| Other (Describe): | Storeroom occupies 1 end of frame bldg 12' x 25' raised 2' from ground. Size of room 12' x 12'. Bldg is 60' NE of light tower. |
| Suitability: | Dry & suited for purposes for which they were designed. |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | 2. NW from tower. About 50' from center of tower. |
| Coloring: | |
| Construction Materials: | Frame bldgs. |
| Number of Rooms: | 5 |
| Number of Dwellings: | 2 |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 each dwelling |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | 1 |
| Outhouse Coloring: | |
| Paths and Walks: | 1 plank walk to wharf |
| Area Inclosed: | No enclosures |
| Area of Garden: | 3600 sq. ft. |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | About 125 acres |
| Cultivation Area Available: | About 5 acres |
| Area Cultivated: | 3600 sq. ft. |
| Character of Surroundings: | Outside portion of island is sand & shell; inside portion marshy. |
| Stove, Maker: | |
| Stove, Size: | |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Rain water from roof of dwellings |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | Not liable to be injured by storm tides. Tanks are 2' above ground. |
| Purity Precaution: | None |
| Tank Capacity: | 4000 gal. Behind each dwelling |
| Tank Material: | Wood |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Healthy |
| Diseases: | Cannot be answered - Station has not been long enough established. |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | None |
| Recommended Improvements: | Drainage is good. |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Wharf is of wood 9' x 11, plank walk 3' wide & 54' long leads to it. There is no boat house. Depth of water at wharf mean tide about 2'. Plank walk 2' wide & 400' long leads from wharf to light tower. |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Tools And Accessories |
| Lantern Curtains: | 2 sets |
| Lens Covers: | 2 |
| Damper Tube and Key: | 1 |
| Spare Damper and Key: | 1 |
| Carillon for Overflow Pump: | None |
| Time Marker: | 1 |
| Gauge: | None |
| Spare Lamp Ready for Use: | 1 |
| Rod Lamp Ready for Use: | None |
| Curtain Hanger: | None |
| Heater: | None |
| Spare Lamp Cover: | None |
| Lamp Stand: | None |
| Mechanical Lamp Cords: | 1 in each lamp, no spare ones |
| Revolving Machinery Cords: | 1 steel wire cord & 2 lamp cords |
| Revolving Machinery Weights: | 4 |
| Clutch: | None |
| Spare Fly Or Governor: | 1 |
| Gauge for Oil Cistern: | None |
| Feather Brushes: | 2 |
| Linen Towels: | 12 |
| Sponges: | 2 |
| Chamois Skins: | 3 |
| Scissors: | 2 |
| Chimney Filters: | None |
| Coupling Pliers: | 1 pair |
| Service Box and Implements: | 1 |
| Cleaning Materials: | 2 lbs rotten stone, 2 lbs whitening |
| Keepers Aprons: | 4 |
| Wicks: |