Report for Cape St. George (Florida) - 1927
General |
District: | 7th |
Inspector: | H.S. Salzer Asst. L.H.Engr |
Location: | On southern most point of St. George Island |
Date of Report: | 08/06/1927 |
Latitude: | 29° 35' 15" |
Longitude: | 85° 02' 49" |
Premises |
Site: | Purchase |
Date of Reservation: | |
Date of Deed: | 05/12/1947 |
Date of Permission: | |
Date of Lease: | |
Area of the Entire Site: | 6a-2R-13P |
Area Inclosed: | 100' x 125' |
Character of Soil: | |
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 175' |
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | Wood picket fence |
Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Yes, wharf with boat house on north side of island |
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
Means to Reach Light Station: | 10 miles by boat from Apalachicola, FLA, nearest post office, thence 1 1/4 mile by road across island |
Distance to Nearest Road: | 10 miles by boat |
Distance to Post Office: | 10 miles |
Distance to Village: | |
Facilities for Public Conveyance: | |
Facilities for Private Conveyance: | |
Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Brick tower |
Number of Separate Lights: | 5 |
First Built or Established: | 1833 |
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | August 1924 |
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: | 72 feet |
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Pine woods |
Color of Tower: | White |
Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Painted |
Tower Connection: | Detached |
Object of Navigation: | Primary seacoast light |
Building Materials: | Brick |
General Description: | |
Wall Thickness at Base: | |
Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
Diameter at Base: | |
Diameter at Parapet: | |
Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Wood spiral |
Number of Landings: | |
Size of Glass: | 12" x 12" |
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 5- 2'3" x 4'-4" |
Number of Doors: | One, double 3' x 6'-3" |
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
Soil Susceptibility: | |
Miscellaneous Remarks: |
Lantern and Fixtures |
Order of Lantern: | 3rd order |
Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
Diameter to Glass: | |
Diameter in the Clear: | |
Number of Sides: | 8 sided |
Type of Bars: | Vertical |
Thickness of Bars: | |
Height Glazed: | 7'-0" |
Number of Plates in Height: | 2 |
Number of Plates Each Side: | 2 |
Thickness of Plates: | 43 3/4 x 41 3/4" (3'-7 3/4" x 3'-5 3/4") |
Size of Plates: | |
Number of Storm Panes: | |
Unglazed Side of Lantern: | |
What Bearings: | |
Construction Material Lantern: | Cast iron |
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Copper |
Ventilator / Cowl: | Copper |
Lightning Spindle: | Iron |
Description of Lightning Rod: | |
Balustrade: | Yes |
Lantern Doors: | One-hinged 1 pane plate glass |
Floor of Lantern: | Stone |
Watchroom Doors: | Trap door in floor |
Parapet Diameter: |
Ventilators |
Location / Number: | 8 in parapet wall |
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | No |
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Secured to soffit casting |
Watchroom |
How is Watchroom Fitted: | None |
How is Relief Called: | |
Where is Call System Led: |
Illuminating Apparatus |
Kind of Apparatus: | |
Intensity in Candles: | 12,000 cp |
Name of Maker: | L. Sautter & CO |
Year Made: | Unknown |
Marks and Number: | None |
Order of Apparatus: | 3rd order |
Inside Diameter: | 38 1/4" (3'-2 1/4") |
Light Characteristic: | |
Time of Revolution: | |
Flash Interval: | |
Duration of Flash: | |
Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
Number of Panels: | 5 |
Number of Flash Panels: | None |
Arc of Each: | |
Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 13 |
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 11 fixed |
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 4 fixed |
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: | Round hollow cast iron extending to lantern floor |
Service Table: | |
Draft Tube Description: | Galv. Iron 3" connected to counnecting tube |
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: | Yes, cotton |
How Color is Produced: | |
Red Sectors Description: | |
Where Color Attached: | |
Form of Colored Glass: | |
Lamp Description: | I.O.V oil vapor; |
Type of Illuminant: | Oil |
Number of Spare Lamps: | |
Number of Spare Burners: | |
Candle Power: | 12,000 cp |
Vapor Oil Lamp |
Number of Wicks or Mantels: | One mantel |
Diameter of Outside Wick: | |
Diameter of Mantel: | 2" |
Diameter of Circum Circle: |
Closets and Store Rooms |
Tower Closet Use: | None |
Oil House Description: | Brick, 100 ft N.W. of light tower |
Oil House Inside Dimension: | 10'2" x 12' 0" x 8' 0" |
Oil House Construction Material: | Brick |
Oil House Capacity: | 300 5 gallon cans |
Other (Describe): | Barn 400 ft N.E. of light tower storeroom on beach at wharf. Barn used for horse. Storeroom on beach used for storage for oil and supplies for boat and 5 separate lights |
Suitability: | Dry and suited to purpose |
Fog Signal General |
Fog Signal Kind: | None |
Time to Start: | |
How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
Manufacturer: | |
Year of Manufacture: | |
Characteristic: | |
Duplication: | |
Timing Device: | |
If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | |
Height Above Water: | |
Compass Direction: | |
Location: | |
Distance and Direction: | |
Water Supply: | |
Reached from Lighthouse: | |
Description of Fog Signal Building: | |
Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
Dwelling |
Location: | Two dwellings one E.N.E. from tower and the other N. from tower. Both 100 ft from light tower |
Coloring: | Painted white with green blinds |
Construction Materials: | One brick, one wood, both have wood shingle roof |
Number of Rooms: | 4 each and each with kitchen |
Number of Dwellings: | 2 |
Heating Plant: | None |
Number of Keepers: | One |
Furnished Quarters: | Keeper & Asst. keeper |
NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
Outhouses: | One wash house and two toilets |
Outhouse Coloring: | White, painted |
Paths and Walks: | Brick and wood planks |
Area Inclosed: | |
Area of Garden: | |
Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
Cultivation Area Available: | None |
Area Cultivated: | None |
Character of Surroundings: | Shifting sands |
Stove, Maker: | Oil cook stove (2) |
Stove, Size: | Oil heater (2) |
Sink, Maker: | Enameled iron (2) |
Sink, Size: | 16" x 30 " (2) |
Pump, Maker: | 1 pitcher pump (2) |
Pump, Size: | No. 2 (2) |
Lamps: | Table lamps, hand lamps, hand lantern |
Water |
How Procured: | From roof drain of dwelling |
Quality: | Good |
Quantity: | Ample |
Injury Possible: | No |
Purity Precaution: | Covered and screened |
Tank Capacity: | 10,000 gals in rear of dwelling |
Tank Material: | 2 brick underground, 1 wood-cypress |
Distilling Apparatus: | False |
Distilling Manufacturer: | |
Well Description: | |
Well Diameter: | |
Well Lining: | |
Pump or Bucket: | Pump |
What Power Used: | Hand |
Distance from Dwelling: | 10 feet |
Healthfulness |
General Opinion: | Very healthy |
Diseases: | None |
Prevalency: | |
Local Causes: | |
Recommended Improvements: |
Miscellaneous |
Access to Lighthouse: | Wharf 939 ft. long 6ft wide, on 6x6 creosoted piles, spaced 10 ft on centers, headers 2"x8" creosoted, stringers 3"x8" creosoted x braces every other bent 2"x8" creosoted, decking 2"x12". Top of wharf to M.H.W. 7'0" Boathouse on 12" x 12" concrete piles |
Distance and Direction: | 1 1/4 mi by road thru pine woods, landing & wharf North of station |
Miscellaneous Remarks: |
Boats |
Boat Number: | 2 |
Type: | Motor |
Length: | 7' 0" |
Width: | 18' 6" |
When Built: | Rebuilt May 1923 |
Date Harbored at Station: | May 18, 1923 |
Sails: | False |
Suited to Work: | Yes |
Power Boat |
Engine Type: | Gasoline, 2cycle1cylinder |
Horsepower: | Six |
Engine Maker: | J.W. Lathrop No 20857 |
Spare Coil: | Unknown |
Magnet: | Wizard, type B1 |
Battery: | Six, dry batteries |
Propeller Diameter: | 13" |
Propeller Pitch: | 24" |
Miscellaneous |
General Information: | No. 2, motor |
Boats on Station: | In boat house |