Report for Fishing Point Beacon Light Station (Virginia) - 1907

General
District: 5th
Inspector: H. Bamber. Asst. Engineer & others
Location: On end of Fishing Point, E of Assateague Anchorage, S'ly end of Assateague Island, seacoast of VA.
Date of Report: 11/27/1907
Latitude: 37° 51' 51"
Longitude: 75° 21' 54"
Premises
Site: Purchase
Date of Reservation:
Date of Deed: 01/25/1906
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Area of the Entire Site: 1 acre
Area Inclosed: None
Character of Soil: Beach sand
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: About 100'
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: None
Wharf or Landing on Premises: None
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance:
Means to Reach Light Station: By RR to Franklin City, VA, thence by steamer to Chincoteague, VA., thence by private team & boat to Assateague Light Station, thence by private team to Beacon.
Distance to Nearest Road: About 5.5 miles by private road to nearest public road. Nearest steamboat landing (Chincoteague) is about 6.5 miles by boat & road.
Distance to Post Office: About 6.5 miles to Chincoteague by boat & road.
Distance to Village: About 6.5 miles to Chincoteague by boat & road.
Facilities for Public Conveyance: None
Facilities for Private Conveyance: Horses & boats can be hired at Chincoteague & at Assateague Light Station, distance about 6.5 miles.
Means Used for Support of Lantern: Lantern is supported by wooden post
Number of Separate Lights: One
First Built or Established: 1896
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: 1907
Condition at This Date: Good
Shape of Tower in Plan: No tower
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Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: 17'
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: Distant trees
Color of Tower: White
Color of Tower/ How Produced: Paint
Tower Connection: No dwelling. Light is cared for by Keepers of Assateague Light Station.
Object of Navigation: Harbor & local navigating purposes.
Building Materials: Wood
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Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: Beach sand
Soil Susceptibility: No
Miscellaneous Remarks: Site is on extreme S'ly end of Assateague Island & is sometimes swept by storm tides.
Lantern and Fixtures
Order of Lantern: Lens lantern seat only
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Illuminating Apparatus
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Name of Maker: Unknown
Year Made: Unknown
Marks and Number: None, except district numbers
Order of Apparatus: Lens lantern
Inside Diameter: 11 3/4"
Light Characteristic: Fixed white with a fixed red sector btwn SSW 1/2 W & SW 3/4 S, & fixed red sector btwn NW 1/2 N & N by E 1/4 E.
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Arc of Each Fixed Part: Fixed 360 degrees; fixed red 53 degrees 26' 15" & fixed white 295 degrees 18' 45"
Number of Panels: 4
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Number of Elements in Central Drum: 7
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: None
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: None
Does Apparatus Revolve?: False
Is There a Revolving Belt?: False
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How Color is Produced: By ruby glass mounted on inside of lens lantern
Red Sectors Description: Red sectors btwn SSW 1/2 W & SW 3/4 S, NW 1/2 N & N by E 1/4 E.
Where Color Attached: Ruby glass is attached to inside of lantern
Form of Colored Glass: Vertical sections of a cylinder having a radius of about 5 3/4"
Lamp Description: Std. 5-day detachable burner lens lantern
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Number of Spare Lamps: None
Number of Spare Burners: None
Candle Power:
Closets and Store Rooms
Tower Closet Use: No tower
Oil House Description: No oil house. Oil is now stored in the oil house at Assateague Light Station. A small supply is kept in a private shed near Assateague Anchorage Light.
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Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous Remarks: The general character & condition of the post, etc., are good.