Report for Grubbs Landing Beacon (Delaware) - 1907

General
District: 4th
Inspector: H. Bamber, Assistant Engineer & Others
Location: Located about 1/6 mile from westerly bank of Delaware River & about 3 miles above Cherry Island Range Front Light
Date of Report: 12/22/1907
Latitude: 39° 47' 09"
Longitude: 75° 27' 32"
Premises
Site: In navigable water, Delaware River
Date of Reservation:
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Wharf or Landing on Premises: There is no wharf. Foundation crib is provided with recessed single foot steps which extend down to water.
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance:
Means to Reach Light Station: By railraod to Binstead, Del. & thence by small boat to station.
Distance to Nearest Road: About 3/8 mile by boat & private road to a public road. Distance to Binstead RR station about 200'
Distance to Post Office: About 1 mile by boat & road to Holly Oaks, Del.
Distance to Village: About 3 5/8 miles by boat & road to Sinwood, Del.
Facilities for Public Conveyance: None
Facilities for Private Conveyance: Sometimes boats can be hired in Holly Oaks about 1 mile from Binstead.
Means Used for Support of Lantern: The lens lantern is supported by a post on a timber crib foundation
Number of Separate Lights: One
First Built or Established: 1899
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: Post injured by ice, was repaired on crib in 1902
Condition at This Date: Good
Shape of Tower in Plan: Rectangular 21' x 32
Form of Tower: Prismatic with pyramidal top
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: No lantern
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: 14' 0"
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: Buildings & trees
Color of Tower: Dark red, with white post, ladder & railing.
Color of Tower/ How Produced: Paint
Tower Connection: No dwelling
Object of Navigation: Channel, for general navigating purposes
Building Materials: Crib is of timber, filled with broken stone. Surfaces exposed to the wear of ice are protected with a sheet steel covering.
General Description:
Wall Thickness at Base: 12"
Wall Thickness at Parapet: 12"
Diameter at Base: 21' x 32'
Diameter at Parapet: 7' x 11'
Kind of Stairway and Steps: Recessed, single foot steps, leading from top of crib to low water.
Number of Landings:
Size of Glass: No windows
Number of Windows and Size of Sash:
Number of Doors: No doors
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: Crib lays on a 2' 3" layer of broken stone laid on bottom of river
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse:
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Miscellaneous Remarks: Site is in about 18' of water & is protected from scouring by a rectangular layer of broken stone about 2' 3" in thickness
Illuminating Apparatus
Kind of Apparatus:
Intensity in Candles:
Name of Maker: Not Known
Year Made: Not known
Marks and Number: None, except district markers
Order of Apparatus: Lens Lantern
Inside Diameter: 11 5/8"
Light Characteristic: Fixed red
Time of Revolution:
Flash Interval:
Duration of Flash:
Arc of Each Fixed Part: 360 degrees
Number of Panels: 4
Number of Flash Panels:
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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
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Fixed Lens Covered:
Pedestal: None, except lantern post
Service Table: None
Draft Tube Description: Lens lantern only
Revolving Machinery:
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Lens Protection:
How Color is Produced: By Ruby chimney
Red Sectors Description: No sectors
Where Color Attached:
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Lamp Description: Standard 5-day lens lantern lamp, with reservoir
Type of Illuminant:
Number of Spare Lamps: 1 (There is on station, 1 post lantern & lamp).
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Closets and Store Rooms
Tower Closet Use: None
Oil House Description: None, Keeper stores oil in a small private shed.
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Healthfulness
General Opinion: Healthful
Diseases: None
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Miscellaneous
Access to Lighthouse: Crib is provided with recessed single foot steps which extend down to the water by means of which landing can be made from small boats. There is no boathouse on wharf.
Distance and Direction:
Miscellaneous Remarks: The general character & condition of the lantern, etc., are good.