Report for Chefuncte River Front Range Light (Louisiana) - 1927
General |
District: | 8th |
Inspector: | Unknown Asst. supt. |
Location: | In 5 feet of water, on Northerly side of lake, on Northerly prolongation of axis of dredged cut for entering river from lake. |
Date of Report: | 10/28/1927 |
Latitude: | |
Longitude: |
Premises |
Site: | Public lands, ceded |
Date of Reservation: | 05/23/1836 |
Date of Deed: | |
Date of Permission: | |
Date of Lease: | |
Area of the Entire Site: | 6.92 acres |
Area Inclosed: | 0.67 aces with wooden picket fence. |
Character of Soil: | |
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 50 feet |
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Yes |
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
Means to Reach Light Station: | By boat. |
Distance to Nearest Road: | |
Distance to Post Office: | Madisonville, La. is 3 miles. |
Distance to Village: | |
Facilities for Public Conveyance: | |
Facilities for Private Conveyance: | |
Means Used for Support of Lantern: | |
Number of Separate Lights: | 2 |
First Built or Established: | 1839 |
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | Repaired in 1927 |
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: | 49 feet |
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Woods |
Color of Tower: | White |
Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint. |
Tower Connection: | By plank walk. |
Object of Navigation: | Lake coast & local navigation. |
Building Materials: | Brick |
General Description: | |
Wall Thickness at Base: | |
Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
Diameter at Base: | |
Diameter at Parapet: | |
Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Spiral, iron. |
Number of Landings: | |
Size of Glass: | 10" x 12" |
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 2, 6 lights, 10" x 12" |
Number of Doors: | 1, 3' x 7' |
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
Soil Susceptibility: | |
Miscellaneous Remarks: |
Lantern and Fixtures |
Order of Lantern: | 5th |
Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
Diameter to Glass: | 7' 2" |
Diameter in the Clear: | |
Number of Sides: | 10 |
Type of Bars: | Vertical |
Thickness of Bars: | |
Height Glazed: | 3 feet |
Number of Plates in Height: | 1 |
Number of Plates Each Side: | 1 |
Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
Size of Plates: | 3' x 2' 2" |
Number of Storm Panes: | None |
Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None. |
What Bearings: | |
Construction Material Lantern: | Iron |
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Iron |
Ventilator / Cowl: | Yes |
Lightning Spindle: | Yes |
Description of Lightning Rod: | |
Balustrade: | Yes |
Lantern Doors: | 1 in parapet. |
Floor of Lantern: | Iron |
Watchroom Doors: | None. |
Parapet Diameter: |
Ventilators |
Location / Number: | 5 in parapet |
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Fitted to soffit |
Watchroom |
How is Watchroom Fitted: | None. |
How is Relief Called: | |
Where is Call System Led: |
Illuminating Apparatus |
Kind of Apparatus: | |
Intensity in Candles: | 360 cp |
Name of Maker: | L. Saulter & Cie a Paris. |
Year Made: | Unknown |
Marks and Number: | L. Saulter & Cie a Paris. |
Order of Apparatus: | 5th |
Inside Diameter: | 14.75" |
Light Characteristic: | Fixed white. |
Time of Revolution: | Fixed |
Flash Interval: | |
Duration of Flash: | |
Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
Number of Panels: | 4 |
Number of Flash Panels: | None |
Arc of Each: | |
Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 5 |
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 5 |
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 3 |
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: | 5th order |
Type of Illuminant: | Oil |
Number of Spare Lamps: | 2 |
Number of Spare Burners: | 2 |
Candle Power: |
Vapor Oil Lamp |
Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 |
Diameter of Outside Wick: | 1 3/8" |
Diameter of Mantel: | |
Diameter of Circum Circle: |
Closets and Store Rooms |
Tower Closet Use: | None. |
Oil House Description: | Northerly of tower, 50 feet; with 2 ventilators. |
Oil House Inside Dimension: | 7' 2" x 9' x 10 high |
Oil House Construction Material: | Brick |
Oil House Capacity: | About 500 5 gal. cans |
Other (Describe): | |
Suitability: |
Fog Signal General |
Fog Signal Kind: | Bell |
Time to Start: | 15 seconds. |
How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
Manufacturer: | |
Year of Manufacture: | |
Characteristic: | 1 stroke, 30 sec. silent, 1 stroke, 30 sec. silent. |
Duplication: | None. |
Timing Device: | Gamewell clockwork |
If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | |
Height Above Water: | |
Compass Direction: | |
Location: | Facing lake Pontchartrain entrance to Chefuncte River, La. |
Distance and Direction: | |
Water Supply: | |
Reached from Lighthouse: | By plank walk. |
Description of Fog Signal Building: | Square, pyramidal wooden tower on brick piers; painted white. |
Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
Bell Signal |
Weight: | 1000 |
Metal: | Bronze |
Diameter: | 3' 1" |
Height: | 2' 6" |
Time: | 4 hours |
Manufacturer: | Wm. Blake & Co. 1882 |
Weights for Operation: |
Dwelling |
Location: | Easterly of tower. |
Coloring: | White with green blinds. |
Construction Materials: | Wood, slate roof |
Number of Rooms: | 5 rooms & large attic |
Number of Dwellings: | 1 |
Heating Plant: | |
Number of Keepers: | 1 |
Furnished Quarters: | |
NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
Outhouses: | 2, Water closet in one of them. |
Outhouse Coloring: | |
Paths and Walks: | Plank & brick walks |
Area Inclosed: | |
Area of Garden: | None |
Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
Cultivation Area Available: | None, subject to storm tides |
Area Cultivated: | None. |
Character of Surroundings: | |
Stove, Maker: | A. Baldwin & Co. |
Stove, Size: | No. 428 |
Sink, Maker: | |
Sink, Size: | |
Pump, Maker: | |
Pump, Size: | |
Lamps: | 1 table lamp, 2 hand lanterns, 2 hand lamps |
Water |
How Procured: | 2 Cisterns |
Quality: | Good |
Quantity: | Ample |
Injury Possible: | No |
Purity Precaution: | Have tops. |
Tank Capacity: | 2 - each 11' 11' bottom, 10' stave (1000 gas. each) |
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: | Good |
Diseases: | |
Prevalency: | |
Local Causes: | |
Recommended Improvements: |
Miscellaneous |
Access to Lighthouse: | Wharf is 7 feet wide, 190 feet long with boathouse at end |
Distance and Direction: | 275 feet south of tower |
Miscellaneous Remarks: |
Boats |
Boat Number: | 28 |
Type: | Yawl |
Length: | 4' 9" |
Width: | 14' 9" |
When Built: | 1910 |
Date Harbored at Station: | 1910 |
Sails: | False |
Suited to Work: | Yes |
Hoisting Engines |
Hoisting Engine Kind: | None. |
Engine RPMs: | |
Engine Diameter: | |
Engine Stroke: | |
Engine Boiler: | |
Engine Maker and Date: | |
Serial Number: | |
Cylinders and Size: | |
Horsepower: | |
Fuel: | |
Hoist Starter: | |
Hoist Miscellaneous: |
Miscellaneous |
General Information: | |
Boats on Station: | In water. |