Report for Daufuskie Island Range Front (South Carolina) - 1914
| General |
| District: | 6th |
| Inspector: | F.P. Dillon, Asst. Supt. |
| Location: | On Northeast point of Daufuskie Island, SC |
| Date of Report: | 03/15/1914 |
| Latitude: | 32° 08' 21" |
| Longitude: | 80° 49' 50" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Purchased from Sarah L. Pipe, Eliza C. Woodward, Anna S. Pope, Heph. J. Pope. |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | 05/22/1872 |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 2 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | 2 acres |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 300 feet |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | Concrete posts with wire fence. |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | 325 feet metalled pile wharf. |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | Tender or Savannah Line of steamers, |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | |
| Distance to Post Office: | Daufuskie Island PO. distant 5 miles. |
| Distance to Village: | |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Wooden tower. |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 2 |
| First Built or Established: | 1873 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | Auguest 1911 |
| 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: | 18 feet |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Woods, |
| Color of Tower: | White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | Small frame structure separate. |
| Object of Navigation: | Local; entrance harbor for light draft vessels. |
| Building Materials: | Wood frame. |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Wood. |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | 8" x 10" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 2 - 20" x 25" |
| Number of Doors: | |
| 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: | |
| Diameter to Glass: | |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 9 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 36" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 1 |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | 1 |
| Thickness of Plates: | 5/16" |
| Size of Plates: | 24" x 36" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | 6 blank sides filled in with sheet metal. |
| What Bearings: | From 54 degrees to 294 degrees |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Cast iron frame, wood sheathed covered with galv. |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Copper |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Copper |
| Lightning Spindle: | 1/2" galv. pipe |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Wood rail, tin floor. |
| Lantern Doors: | Double outside, wood, trap in floor. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Wood. |
| Watchroom Doors: | Hinged trap. |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | 3 in lower part of lantern. |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Top of inside of lantern. |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | No furniture or fittings. |
| How is Relief Called: | |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | 170 cp |
| Name of Maker: | Barbier & Fineshl |
| Year Made: | Unknown |
| Marks and Number: | None. |
| Order of Apparatus: | 6th |
| Inside Diameter: | 12" |
| Light Characteristic: | Fixed white |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | 120 degrees |
| Number of Panels: | 1 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 7 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 0 |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 0 |
| 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: | Hains 5th order |
| Type of Illuminant: | Oil |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 3 |
| Candle Power: |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 wick |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | 1" flat |
| Diameter of Mantel: | |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | Cupboard or locker |
| Oil House Description: | Shelves |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 9' x 11' x 8' 0" high |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Brick, wood rafters, tin roof. |
| Oil House Capacity: | 200 cans. |
| Other (Describe): | Near dwelling, used for tools & general supplies. 1 in dwelling 2nd floor over hall, fitted with bench & shelves. |
| Suitability: | Dry, suitable |
| 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: | Part of rear tower. |
| Coloring: | White |
| Construction Materials: | Wood frame dwelling. |
| Number of Rooms: | 6 rooms |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | None. |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | Water closet & storehouse |
| Outhouse Coloring: | White. |
| Paths and Walks: | Shell |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | |
| Area Cultivated: | 3 acres. |
| Character of Surroundings: | Low marshy. |
| Stove, Maker: | Economist Bridgeford & co., Louisville, |
| Stove, Size: | |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | 15" x 25" |
| Pump, Maker: | Gould #2 |
| Pump, Size: | 1.25" |
| Lamps: | 1 table, 1 handlantern, 1 handlamp. |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Rain water |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | No. |
| Purity Precaution: | Cut offs provided for downspouts. |
| Tank Capacity: | 4000 gallons. |
| Tank Material: | Brick, shingle roof. |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | Pump. |
| What Power Used: | Hand |
| Distance from Dwelling: | Cistern alongside, 5 feet away. |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Malaria prevalent |
| Diseases: | Malaria |
| Prevalency: | Summer months. |
| Local Causes: | Stagnant fresh water. |
| Recommended Improvements: | No. |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | 300 feet long, 1.25" decking, hand rail each side, metalled piles 10' C. to C. Boathouse at end of wharf. Goathouse 18' x 10'. |
| Distance and Direction: | North 200 feet. |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |