Report for Cape San Blas (Florida) - 1927
| General |
| District: | 8th |
| Inspector: | A. M. Zibilich, Assoc. L.H. Engr. |
| Location: | On the gulf coast of Florida at the southerly point of Cape San Blas |
| Date of Report: | 11/04/1927 |
| Latitude: | 29° 40' 19" |
| Longitude: | 85° 21' 22" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Executive orders of June 12, 1847, Mar 23, 1849, Nov 5, 1917, Oct 21, 1926 |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 300 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | About 1400 feet. |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | None |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | None |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By boat or by automobile from Apalachicola, Fla, (25 mi.) or Port St. Joe (11 mi). |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | |
| Distance to Post Office: | Nearest post office Indian Pass, Fla. 7 miles, mail 3 times weekly |
| Distance to Village: | |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Brown, square, pyramidal skeleton tower, inclosing stair cylinder |
| Number of Separate Lights: | None |
| First Built or Established: | 1849 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1919. Moved to its present site |
| 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: | 101 feet |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Pine woods. Tower, except lantern, obscured by woods. |
| Color of Tower: | Brown, painted |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Painted |
| Tower Connection: | Detachd. About 1200 ft to nearest dwelling. Plank walk between tower and dwellings |
| Object of Navigation: | Seacoast |
| Building Materials: | Iron |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Spiral stairway in iron cylinder; iron steps |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | 9"x12", 6 lights (1-2 light and 1-4 light) |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 3 - 21 1/2" x 40" |
| Number of Doors: | 3 (2'-3" x 6'-5" -- 2'2" x7'-0-- 2' 2.5 "x6'9") |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | In good condition. |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 3 1/2 |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 10 sides |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 5'-11 5/8" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 1 |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | 1 |
| Thickness of Plates: | 5/16" -- 2'-7 3/4" x 5'-11 5/8" |
| Size of Plates: | |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Iron |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Copper |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Copper |
| Lightning Spindle: | On ventilator ball |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Iron |
| Lantern Doors: | None |
| Floor of Lantern: | Cast Iron |
| Watchroom Doors: | No door. Open, hinged winding stair to lantern floor. |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | Lower part of lantern |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | 1 wought iron |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Secured to soffit |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Fitted with circular closet for duplicate outfit. Has winding stairway leadng to lantern gallery. |
| How is Relief Called: | None |
| Where is Call System Led: | N/A |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | 14 hours |
| Intensity in Candles: | 110,000 cp |
| Name of Maker: | Barbier, Benard & Tirenes (Paris) |
| Year Made: | 1907 |
| Marks and Number: | USLHE 318 |
| Order of Apparatus: | 3rd order bi-valve |
| Inside Diameter: | 29 1/2 inches |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | 40 seconds |
| Flash Interval: | 19 seconds |
| Duration of Flash: | One second |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 6 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | 2 Flash panel 19" diameter |
| Arc of Each: | 160 degrees |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | Bulls eye 7"diam. 5 in bulls eye panel(no circular belt) |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 10 |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 8 and 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: | 4 brass columns with bolts and 5 discs. |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | Galv. Iron, 5" diam., set on crown piece. |
| Revolving Machinery: | |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | Balls |
| Chariot Description: | |
| Length of Drop Tube: | 80 ft x 10 in (newel) |
| Clock Weight: | 75 pounds |
| Length of Winding Time: | 14 hours |
| Drive During Rewind: | Yes |
| Machinery Protection: | Glass case |
| Regulated: | Governor |
| Lens Protection: | Yes- linen cover |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | 3rd order. |
| Type of Illuminant: | Oil |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 3 |
| Candle Power: |
| Clock Cord Description |
| Revolving Cord: | Steel cord 4th order type C clock |
| Size of Clock Cord: | 3/16" |
| Length of Clock Cord: | 140 feet |
| How Led: | Into newel |
| Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: | 6 1/4"x 6 15/16" long |
| Chariot Balls |
| Balls Description: | Semicirclar grooves |
| Cage to Separate Balls: | True |
| Number of Balls: | 22 |
| Diameter of Balls: | 3/4" |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | One with shelves |
| Oil House Description: | 125 ft southwest of tower |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 7 x 8 ft |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Brick |
| Oil House Capacity: | |
| Other (Describe): | |
| Suitability: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | About 1200 ft southwest of tower |
| Coloring: | White, green blinds |
| Construction Materials: | Wood, shingle roof |
| Number of Rooms: | 6 rooms and a hall |
| Number of Dwellings: | 2 |
| Heating Plant: | Oil wick heaters |
| Number of Keepers: | One in each dwelling |
| Furnished Quarters: | Keeper & asst. keeper |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | One privy for each dwelling |
| Outhouse Coloring: | White |
| Paths and Walks: | Plank walk, dwellings to tower |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | None |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | None |
| Area Cultivated: | None |
| Character of Surroundings: | Sandy, marshy, hammock land and pine woods |
| Stove, Maker: | Perfection Stoves Co (2) |
| Stove, Size: | 3- burner (2) |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | 18" x 36" (2) |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: | 2 table lamp, 2 hand lamp, 2 lantern |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Rain |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Fair |
| Injury Possible: | Not liable |
| Purity Precaution: | Cisterns are covered. |
| Tank Capacity: | One at each dwelling, 4600 gal. Each |
| Tank Material: | Cypress |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Fair |
| Diseases: | Chills & Fever |
| Prevalency: | July and August |
| Local Causes: | Swamps |
| Recommended Improvements: | Would draining help? Yes, but not practicable. |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Station can be reachd from seaward in small boat only in calm weather. No wharf or boathouse. Keepers now use beach front and trails in woods to get to highway, 7 miles. |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |