Chefuncte River Rear Range Light (Louisiana)

District:	8th
Inspector:	Unknown Asst. Supt.
Location:	At westerly side of mouth of Tchefuncta River, 545 feet, 18.5 degrees in rear of front light.
Date of Report:	10/28/1927
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Site:	Public lands, ceeded
Date of Reservation:
Date of Deed:
Date of Permission:	05/23/1836
Date of Lease:
Area of the Entire Site:	6.92 acres
Area Inclosed:	0.67 acres
Character of Soil:
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark:	50 feet
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence:	Wooden picket 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:
Distance to Village:	Medisonville, La. is 3 miles
Facilities for Public Conveyance:
Facilities for Private Conveyance:
Means Used for Support of Lantern:	Brick tower.
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:
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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:
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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:
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Miscellaneous Remarks:

Order of Lantern:	5th
Shape of Lantern:	Polygomel
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:

Location / Number:	5 in parapet
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement:	None
Curtain Hooks / Hanger:	Fitted in soffit

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:
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Number of Panels:	4
Number of Flash Panels:
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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
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Service Table:
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How Color is Produced:
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Lamp Description:	5th order
Type of Illuminant:	Oil
Number of Spare Lamps:	2
Number of Spare Burners:	2
Candle Power:

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 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:	Gemewell clackwork.
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:	Easterly of tower, about 30 feet
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:

Location:	Easterly of tower
Coloring:	White, 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, subject to stome tides.
Area Timber or Shrubbery:
Cultivation Area Available:	None
Area Cultivated:	None
Character of Surroundings:
Stove, Maker:	A. Baldwin & Co.
Stove, Size:	No. 428
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Pump, Maker:
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Lamps:	1 table, 2 hand lanterns, 2 hand lamps

Access to Lighthouse:	Wharf, 7' wide, 190 feet long with boathouse at end.
Distance and Direction:	275 feet south of tower.
Miscellaneous Remarks:

General Information:
Boats on Station:	In water.