Report for Crooked River (Florida) - 1927
General |
District: | 7th |
Inspector: | Assistant L.H. Engineer E. ? Lamphier (?) |
Location: | On the Gulf coast of Florida and the northwesterly shore of St. George Sounda nd on the Northerly prolongation of the axis of the channel thru East Pass |
Date of Report: | 08/06/1927 |
Latitude: | 29 ° , 49' 42" |
Longitude: | 82 ° , 42' 05" |
Premises |
Site: | Site secured by condemnation |
Date of Reservation: | 02/18/1893 |
Date of Deed: | 02/18/1893 |
Date of Permission: | |
Date of Lease: | |
Area of the Entire Site: | 12.02A |
Area Inclosed: | 164.5' x56.1' |
Character of Soil: | |
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 800 feet |
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | Wood picket fence |
Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Yes, wharf with boathouse |
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
Means to Reach Light Station: | By boat from Carrabelle, Fla. Nearest post office, distance 2 miles, also by road |
Distance to Nearest Road: | |
Distance to Post Office: | 2 miles |
Distance to Village: | |
Facilities for Public Conveyance: | |
Facilities for Private Conveyance: | |
Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Skeleton iron tower |
Number of Separate Lights: | |
First Built or Established: | 1895 |
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1925 |
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: | 115 ft. |
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Pine woods |
Color of Tower: | Lower half white, upper half, red |
Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Painted |
Tower Connection: | Attached |
Object of Navigation: | Secondary seacoast, channel range and general navigation |
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 iron |
Number of Landings: | |
Size of Glass: | 10" x 12" |
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 3-sash 20 1/2"x3' 3 1/4" |
Number of Doors: | Two, 2'-3" x 6' 9" |
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
Soil Susceptibility: | |
Miscellaneous Remarks: |
Lantern and Fixtures |
Order of Lantern: | 4th order |
Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal, 10 sided |
Diameter to Glass: | |
Diameter in the Clear: | |
Number of Sides: | |
Type of Bars: | Vertical |
Thickness of Bars: | 1" |
Height Glazed: | 5' 11 1/2" |
Number of Plates in Height: | One |
Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" x 2'-7 1/2" x 6'-0" |
Size of Plates: | |
Number of Storm Panes: | |
Unglazed Side of Lantern: | |
What Bearings: | |
Construction Material Lantern: | Brass & Iron |
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Copper |
Ventilator / Cowl: | Copper |
Lightning Spindle: | Yes |
Description of Lightning Rod: | |
Balustrade: | Yes |
Lantern Doors: | None |
Floor of Lantern: | Iron |
Watchroom Doors: | Has iron double doors hinged |
Parapet Diameter: |
Ventilators |
Location / Number: | 5 in parapet |
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Secured to lantern soffit |
Watchroom |
How is Watchroom Fitted: | Has clockwork for revolving lens and semicircular locker for supplies |
How is Relief Called: | None |
Where is Call System Led: |
Illuminating Apparatus |
Kind of Apparatus: | 12 hours |
Intensity in Candles: | 7,600 cp |
Name of Maker: | Henry Lapaute |
Year Made: | 1894 |
Marks and Number: | As above |
Order of Apparatus: | 4th order two annular flash panel lenses at 90 deg |
Inside Diameter: | No central drum |
Light Characteristic: | |
Time of Revolution: | 12.5 sec |
Flash Interval: | 3.7 & 7.8 |
Duration of Flash: | 0.5 & 0.5 |
Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
Number of Panels: | 2 |
Number of Flash Panels: | 2 |
Arc of Each: | Bulls' eye 6" diam |
Number of Elements in Central Drum: | No central drum |
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | |
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | |
Does Apparatus Revolve?: | True |
Is There a Revolving Belt?: | False |
Revolving Panels: | Mercury float |
How Flash is Produced: | |
Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | |
Fixed Lens Covered: | |
Pedestal: | Round hollow column |
Service Table: | |
Draft Tube Description: | Hs 5" diam. Draft tube connected to damper tube. |
Revolving Machinery: | |
Standby and Description: | |
Chariot Float or Balls: | |
Chariot Description: | |
Length of Drop Tube: | 11 1/2" diam 80ft drop ?? |
Clock Weight: | 150 pounds |
Length of Winding Time: | 12 hours |
Drive During Rewind: | Yes |
Machinery Protection: | Iron and brass case with glass door |
Regulated: | Sensitive pendulum friction governor |
Lens Protection: | Yes, cotton |
How Color is Produced: | |
Red Sectors Description: | |
Where Color Attached: | |
Form of Colored Glass: | |
Lamp Description: | 2nd order |
Type of Illuminant: | Oil |
Number of Spare Lamps: | One |
Number of Spare Burners: | Two |
Candle Power: | Intensity not known |
Clock Cord Description |
Revolving Cord: | Flexible steel cord |
Size of Clock Cord: | 3/16" |
Length of Clock Cord: | 90 feet |
How Led: | Diagonally into ? |
Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: | 4 3/4" x 7" |
Vapor Oil Lamp |
Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 3 wicks |
Diameter of Outside Wick: | 2 5/8" |
Diameter of Mantel: | |
Diameter of Circum Circle: |
Mercury Float |
Inside Diameter of Trough: | 20 1/2" |
Inside Depth of Trough: | 8 1/2" |
Outside Diameter of Float: | 19 1/2" |
Depth of Float: | 9" |
Weight of Mercury in Pounds: | 175 |
How Often is Mercury Renewed: | Only when dross forms and it is necessary to clean |
Closets and Store Rooms |
Tower Closet Use: | Semicircular used for keeping supplies. Fitted with shelves |
Oil House Description: | 625 feet south of tower |
Oil House Inside Dimension: | 10' x12' x 9' high |
Oil House Construction Material: | Birck |
Oil House Capacity: | 500 (5-gallon cans) |
Other (Describe): | In dwellings |
Suitability: | Dry 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: | In rear 75 feet each side of tower- two dwellings |
Coloring: | White, green blinds |
Construction Materials: | Wooden with asbestos shingle roof |
Number of Rooms: | 5 |
Number of Dwellings: | |
Heating Plant: | None |
Number of Keepers: | One (each dwelling) |
Furnished Quarters: | |
NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
Outhouses: | One to each dwelling |
Outhouse Coloring: | White |
Paths and Walks: | Wood walks |
Area Inclosed: | |
Area of Garden: | |
Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
Cultivation Area Available: | None |
Area Cultivated: | None |
Character of Surroundings: | Sandy & sifting sands |
Stove, Maker: | Oil cook stove |
Stove, Size: | Unknown |
Sink, Maker: | Enameled |
Sink, Size: | Iron 18" x36" |
Pump, Maker: | None |
Pump, Size: | |
Lamps: | Table lamps, hand lamps, hand lantern |
Water |
How Procured: | By drain from roof into cisterns |
Quality: | Good |
Quantity: | Ample |
Injury Possible: | No |
Purity Precaution: | Covered and secured |
Tank Capacity: | N of dwellings 9000 gale |
Tank Material: | Cypress, wood |
Distilling Apparatus: | False |
Distilling Manufacturer: | |
Well Description: | |
Well Diameter: | |
Well Lining: | |
Pump or Bucket: | |
What Power Used: | |
Distance from Dwelling: |
Healthfulness |
General Opinion: | Very good |
Diseases: | No |
Prevalency: | |
Local Causes: | |
Recommended Improvements: |
Miscellaneous |
Access to Lighthouse: | Wharf 340ft long,2x12 decking,3"x8"stringers 2"x8" X braces 2"x8" stringers Wharf 7'10" wide,7'6" from MHW to top of decking. Walk 625ft long, 7'10" wide.3"x8" headers and stringers 8"x8" concrete piles. Boat house 12"x12" piles |
Distance and Direction: | Southeast 1145 feet |
Miscellaneous Remarks: |
Boats |
Boat Number: | 26 |
Type: | Skiff |
Length: | 4ft |
Width: | 15ft |
When Built: | May 1909 |
Date Harbored at Station: | 1909 |
Sails: | False |
Suited to Work: | Yes |
Power Boat |
Engine Type: | |
Horsepower: | |
Engine Maker: | |
Spare Coil: | |
Magnet: | |
Battery: | |
Propeller Diameter: | |
Propeller Pitch: |
Miscellaneous |
General Information: | 1 each No 26 |
Boats on Station: | In boat house |