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 |
Date of Permission: | |
Date of Lease: | |
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 |
Form of Tower: | |
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | |
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 |
General Description: | |
Wall Thickness at Base: | |
Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
Diameter at Base: | |
Diameter at Parapet: | |
Kind of Stairway and Steps: | |
Number of Landings: | |
Size of Glass: | |
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | |
Number of Doors: | |
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
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 |
Shape of Lantern: | |
Diameter to Glass: | |
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Number of Sides: | |
Type of Bars: | |
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Height Glazed: | |
Number of Plates in Height: | |
Number of Plates Each Side: | |
Thickness of Plates: | |
Size of Plates: | |
Number of Storm Panes: | |
Unglazed Side of Lantern: | |
What Bearings: | |
Construction Material Lantern: | |
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | |
Ventilator / Cowl: | |
Lightning Spindle: | |
Description of Lightning Rod: | |
Balustrade: | |
Lantern Doors: | |
Floor of Lantern: | |
Watchroom Doors: | |
Parapet Diameter: |
Illuminating Apparatus |
Kind of Apparatus: | |
Intensity in Candles: | |
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. |
Time of Revolution: | |
Flash Interval: | |
Duration of Flash: | |
Arc of Each Fixed Part: | Fixed 360 degrees; fixed red 53 degrees 26' 15" & fixed white 295 degrees 18' 45" |
Number of Panels: | 4 |
Number of Flash Panels: | |
Arc of Each: | |
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 |
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: | 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 |
Type of Illuminant: | |
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. |
Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
Oil House Construction Material: | |
Oil House Capacity: | |
Other (Describe): | |
Suitability: |
Miscellaneous |
Access to Lighthouse: | |
Distance and Direction: | |
Miscellaneous Remarks: | The general character & condition of the post, etc., are good. |