Report for Halfmoon Reef (Texas) - 1927

General
District: 8th
Inspector: Superintendent
Location: In 5' water near SW end of Halfmoon Reef in Matagorda Bay, TX.
Date of Report: 09/23/1927
Latitude: 28° 33' 02"
Longitude: 96° 15' 19"
Premises
Site: Submarine
Date of Reservation:
Date of Deed:
Date of Permission:
Date of Lease:
Area of the Entire Site:
Area Inclosed:
Character of Soil:
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark:
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence:
Wharf or Landing on Premises:
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance:
Means to Reach Light Station: By boat - 12 miles to Palacios, TX
Distance to Nearest Road:
Distance to Post Office:
Distance to Village:
Facilities for Public Conveyance:
Facilities for Private Conveyance:
Means Used for Support of Lantern: Dwelling on 7 screwpiles, surmounted by lantern
Number of Separate Lights: 2
First Built or Established: 1858
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: Rebuilt & re-established 1902. Repaired
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: 35'
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: Sky
Color of Tower: White
Color of Tower/ How Produced:
Tower Connection: Dwelling surmounted by lantern
Object of Navigation: Bay light for local navigation.
Building Materials: Wood
General Description:
Wall Thickness at Base:
Wall Thickness at Parapet:
Diameter at Base:
Diameter at Parapet:
Kind of Stairway and Steps: Wooden
Number of Landings:
Size of Glass: 12.5" x 11 1/4"
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: 1 - 4 light - dbl. Sash - panes 12.5" x 11 1/4"
Number of Doors: 1 - 2' x 5'
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface:
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse:
Soil Susceptibility:
Miscellaneous Remarks: Structure located in 5' water.
Lantern and Fixtures
Order of Lantern: 5th
Shape of Lantern: Polygonal
Diameter to Glass: 6' 8"
Diameter in the Clear:
Number of Sides: 12
Type of Bars: Angular
Thickness of Bars:
Height Glazed: 36"
Number of Plates in Height: One
Number of Plates Each Side: One
Thickness of Plates:
Size of Plates: Trapezoid, 36" high, 29" wide at bottom, 12" wide at top
Number of Storm Panes:
Unglazed Side of Lantern:
What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern: Iron - wooden parapet, iron sheathed
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: Cast iron
Ventilator / Cowl: Yes
Lightning Spindle: Yes
Description of Lightning Rod:
Balustrade: Yes, wood covered with galv. Iron
Lantern Doors: 1 in parapet
Floor of Lantern: Wood
Watchroom Doors: Trap door in floor
Parapet Diameter:
Ventilators
Location / Number: 3 in parapet
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: None
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: To soffit
Illuminating Apparatus
Kind of Apparatus:
Intensity in Candles: 68
Name of Maker:
Year Made:
Marks and Number:
Order of Apparatus: Lens lantern
Inside Diameter:
Light Characteristic:
Time of Revolution:
Flash Interval:
Duration of Flash:
Arc of Each Fixed Part:
Number of Panels:
Number of Flash Panels:
Arc of Each:
Number of Elements in Central Drum:
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum:
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum:
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: Cast iron 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: 5th order
Type of Illuminant:
Number of Spare Lamps: 1
Number of Spare Burners:
Candle Power:
Closets and Store Rooms
Tower Closet Use: None
Oil House Description: On gallery, wooden house
Oil House Inside Dimension: 4' 8" x 8' x 7' high
Oil House Construction Material: Wood
Oil House Capacity:
Other (Describe): 4 in dwelling
Suitability: Suitable
Dwelling
Location: Dwelling on piles surmounted by lantern
Coloring: White, green blinds
Construction Materials: Wood
Number of Rooms: 4
Number of Dwellings:
Heating Plant: Kerosene heater
Number of Keepers: 2
Furnished Quarters:
NOT Furnished Quarters:
Outhouses: All in 1 structure
Outhouse Coloring:
Paths and Walks: In water
Area Inclosed:
Area of Garden:
Area Timber or Shrubbery:
Cultivation Area Available:
Area Cultivated:
Character of Surroundings:
Stove, Maker: Perfection oil stove
Stove, Size: 3 burner
Sink, Maker:
Sink, Size: 18"
Pump, Maker:
Pump, Size:
Lamps: 1 table, 2 hand
Water
How Procured: Rain
Quality: Excellent
Quantity: Ample
Injury Possible: No
Purity Precaution: Screened
Tank Capacity: 3 - 3' high circum 20.5', 23' 9", 24'; 1 - 8' 10" high, 16' circumference, all on gallery
Tank Material: 3 wood, 1 corrugated steel, galv.
Distilling Apparatus: False
Distilling Manufacturer:
Well Description:
Well Diameter:
Well Lining:
Pump or Bucket:
What Power Used:
Distance from Dwelling:
Healthfulness
General Opinion: Good
Diseases: None
Prevalency:
Local Causes: No
Recommended Improvements:
Boats
Boat #1
Boat Number: 95
Type: Motor Launch
Length: 7' 6"
Width: 23' 8"
When Built: Hull rebuilt 1917
Date Harbored at Station: Jan. 1, 1921
Sails: False
Suited to Work: Yes
 
Boat #2
Boat Number: 151
Type: Yawl
Length: 4'
Width: 14' 3"
When Built: 1921
Date Harbored at Station: Feb. 5, 1921
Sails: False
Suited to Work: Yes


Power Boat
Engine Type: Lathrop
Horsepower: 6
Engine Maker:
Spare Coil:
Magnet:
Battery:
Propeller Diameter:
Propeller Pitch:


Miscellaneous
General Information:
Boats on Station: At anchor & skiff in davits