Report for Killick Shoal (Virginia) - 1907
| General |
| District: | 5th |
| Inspector: | H. Bamber, Asst. Engineer & others |
| Location: | In S'ly end of Chincoteague Bay, at it's main S'ly entrance. |
| Date of Report: | 11/18/1907 |
| Latitude: | 37° 56' 48" |
| Longitude: | 75° 22' 40" |
| Premises |
| Site: | In navigable water on Killick Shoal in Chincoteague Bay, VA |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | Jurisdiction over 9.98 acres ceded by state of VA. |
| Area Inclosed: | None |
| Character of Soil: | None |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | Surrounded by water |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | None |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Balcony of lighthouse provided with a heavy iron landing ladder. |
| 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 boat to light station. |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | About 5/8 mile by boat to nearest public road. Distance to steamboat landing is about 1 mile by boat. |
| Distance to Post Office: | About 1 mile by boat to Chincoteague. |
| Distance to Village: | About 1 mile by boat to Chincoteague. |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | None |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | Boats can be hired in Chincoteague, distance about 1 mile. |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Lantern on a frame dwelling, having a screwpile foundation. |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 1886 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
| Condition at This Date: | Good |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Square |
| Form of Tower: | Prismatic |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | About 42' |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | About 47' 10" |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Bldgs, trees & sky |
| Color of Tower: | White with lead colored trimmings, green blinds & black lantern. |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | Lantern tower is on dwelling, forming a lighthouse. |
| Object of Navigation: | Light is a bay light & an aid to local navigation only. |
| Building Materials: | Lighthouse with its lantern tower is a frame structure, having a screwpile foundation. |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | About 9" |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | About 9" |
| Diameter at Base: | Lantern tower is square, 8' x 8' |
| Diameter at Parapet: | Lantern tower is square, 8' x 8' |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Wooden |
| Number of Landings: | 3 landings besides 2nd floor. |
| Size of Glass: | 10" x 12" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 1 sash 3/8" x 2' 1" x 3' 6"; Total number in lighthouse 13, 5 double sash 12 pane windows, 3 single sash 3 pane windows & 5 single sash 6 pane windows. |
| Number of Doors: | 11, including 3 basement doors. |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Lighthouse rests on cast iron screwpiles. Penetration of piles was designed to be 13' 5" below surface of shoal. |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Site is in about 1' of water on Killick Shoal, in Chincoteague Bay, VA. |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | 7' |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 8 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 3' |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
| Thickness of Plates: | About 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | About 2' 10 1/4" x 3' 5/8" (2' 10.5" x 3' 1/2" - keeper) |
| Number of Storm Panes: | None |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Lower wall of lantern: wood, covered w/ tin. Upper part: metal & glass. Sills, posts, lintels & cornice - cast iron. |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Copper |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | 1/16" copper |
| Lightning Spindle: | Formed by brass pinnacle of lantern. |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | Brass pinnacle needs platinum tipped point. Copper ribbon 1/8" x 1.5" attached by 3 brass tap bolts to iron sill of lantern & runs thence down outside of NW corner of lighthouse to double channel brace of iron screwpile foundation, which stands in water. |
| Balustrade: | Balustrade is of iron. Deck of wood, covered with tin, protected by wooden grillage. |
| Lantern Doors: | Wooden swinging door, fitted with brass lock & knobs. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Wood |
| Watchroom Doors: | Hinged wooden trap door in lantern floor, provided with small iron lifting ring. |
| Parapet Diameter: | About 6' 4.5" |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | 4 ventilators in parapet of lower wall of lintel, covered with inside brass registers. Dia. abt 4.5" |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Brass hook screwed into lintel above each of 8 posts. |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Fitted with work table on which there is a cupboard for lamps, etc. |
| How is Relief Called: | |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | Henry Le Paute |
| Year Made: | 1882 |
| Marks and Number: | HL/319 Henry LePaute, Paris, 1882 |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
| Inside Diameter: | 19.5" |
| Light Characteristic: | Fixed white to W of NNW 1/4 W & S 1/2 E. Fixed red thru remaining sector. |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | Fixed 360 degrees |
| Number of Panels: | 4 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | None |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 5 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 6 |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 3 |
| 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. Height 3' 6". Dia. of shaft, about 5"; of top about 18"; of base, about 18" |
| Service Table: | None |
| Draft Tube Description: | None |
| 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: | Ruby glass |
| Red Sectors Description: | Red sector to E of NNW 1/4 W & S 1/4 E |
| Where Color Attached: | Ruby glass in brass frames hung with top hinges, on inside of lantern frame. |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | Std. 4th order lamp, 1 wick |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 (3 in all) |
| Number of Spare Burners: | |
| Candle Power: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | None |
| Oil House Description: | Oil kept in basement of lighthouse |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | |
| Oil House Capacity: | |
| Other (Describe): | There is a pantry communicating with 1st floor hall & a closet opening from 2nd floor hall. Closet fitted with hooks & used for clothes. Low basement divided into 2 rooms undeneath whole lighthouse. This contains oil supply, water tanks & fog bell machine |
| Suitability: | Dry & suitable |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | Bell struck by machinery every 15 sec. |
| Time to Start: | About 5 sec |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
| Manufacturer: | Stevens of Boston |
| Year of Manufacture: | Not known |
| Characteristic: | Single blow every 15 sec |
| Duplication: | None |
| Timing Device: | |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | |
| Height Above Water: | |
| Compass Direction: | |
| Location: | Fog signal is in lighthouse |
| Distance and Direction: | Fog signal is in lighthouse |
| Water Supply: | None required |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
| Bell Signal |
| Weight: | Not known |
| Metal: | Bell |
| Diameter: | 3' 4" |
| Height: | 2' 5" |
| Time: | |
| Manufacturer: | Williams, Blake & Co., Boston, 1885 |
| Weights for Operation: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | Lantern is on dwelling, forming a lighthouse. |
| Coloring: | White, with lead colored trimmings, green blinds, black lantern. |
| Construction Materials: | Frame on iron pile foundation. |
| Number of Rooms: | 4, besides hall & pantry |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | Frame privy on basement balcony of lighthouse. |
| Outhouse Coloring: | White, with lead colored trimmings. |
| Paths and Walks: | None, except lighthouse balconies. |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | |
| Area Cultivated: | |
| Character of Surroundings: | |
| Stove, Maker: | |
| Stove, Size: | |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | From roof of lighthouse by means of downspouts to tanks. |
| Quality: | Good, when properly cared for. |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | Not liable |
| Purity Precaution: | None |
| Tank Capacity: | 4 tanks in basement, connected with pipes cap each about 340 gal. |
| Tank Material: | 1 3/4" cedar & have 4 - 2 1/4" galvanized iron hoops each. |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Is healthful |
| Diseases: | None |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | |
| Recommended Improvements: | No |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Lighthouse basement balcony is provided with a heavy iron ladder, by means of which landings can be made with small boats. |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | General character & condition of the lighthouse, etc., are good. |