Neuse River Light-Station (North Carolina)

District:	5th
Inspector:	John Murdoch, Assistant Light-House Engineer.
Location:	Neuse River, NC, on the point of the shoal making out from Piney Point, NW'ly side of the entrance to Neuse River, NC
Date of Report:	11/22/1909
Latitude:	35° 05' 20"
Longitude:	76° 32' 56"

Site:	Submarine.
Date of Reservation:
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Date of Lease:
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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 small boat from Oriental. N. & S. RR to Washington, NC, to Oriental, to station in small boat.
Distance to Nearest Road:	7.5 miles to railroad station, Oriantal.
Distance to Post Office:	5 miles
Distance to Village:	5 miles
Facilities for Public Conveyance:	None
Facilities for Private Conveyance:	Small boat.
Means Used for Support of Lantern:	Dwelling
Number of Separate Lights:	1
First Built or Established:	1826
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated:	Rebuilt 1862.
Condition at This Date:	Good
Shape of Tower in Plan:	Square structure.
Form of Tower:	No tower.
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball:
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water:	35 feet.
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea:	Woods.
Color of Tower:	White; foundation brown.
Color of Tower/ How Produced:	By paint.
Tower Connection:
Object of Navigation:	Local navigation.
Building Materials:
General Description:
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Diameter at Parapet:
Kind of Stairway and Steps:	Wood
Number of Landings:	2
Size of Glass:	8" x 12"
Number of Windows and Size of Sash:	Sash 3' x 4' 6", 6 lights, 9 windows.
Number of Doors:	10
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface:	Iron screwpile - no record of depth.
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse:
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Order of Lantern:	5th
Shape of Lantern:	Polygonal
Diameter to Glass:	7'
Diameter in the Clear:
Number of Sides:	9
Type of Bars:	Vertical
Thickness of Bars:
Height Glazed:	36"
Number of Plates in Height:	1
Number of Plates Each Side:	1
Thickness of Plates:	3/8"
Size of Plates:	36" x 27.5"
Number of Storm Panes:	None.
Unglazed Side of Lantern:
What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern:	Copper, iron & wood.
Construction Material Roof / Cowl:	Copper.
Ventilator / Cowl:	Copper.
Lightning Spindle:	Brass
Description of Lightning Rod:	Copper, connected to sill of lantern, led over roof to side of house & water.
Balustrade:	Wood.
Lantern Doors:	With hinges to frame of lantern.
Floor of Lantern:	Wood.
Watchroom Doors:	None.
Parapet Diameter:

Location / Number:	Lower part of lantern
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement:	None.
Curtain Hooks / Hanger:	Screwed into frame of lantern.

How is Watchroom Fitted:	None.
How is Relief Called:
Where is Call System Led:

Kind of Apparatus:
Intensity in Candles:
Name of Maker:	Unknown.
Year Made:	Unknown
Marks and Number:	None
Order of Apparatus:	5th
Inside Diameter:	14.5"
Light Characteristic:	Fixed white.
Time of Revolution:
Flash Interval:
Duration of Flash:
Arc of Each Fixed Part:
Number of Panels:	4
Number of Flash Panels:
Arc of Each:
Number of Elements in Central Drum:	5
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum:	5
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum:	3
Does Apparatus Revolve?:	False
Is There a Revolving Belt?:	False
Revolving Panels:
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Fixed Lens Covered:
Pedestal:	Iron
Service Table:	None.
Draft Tube Description:	None.
Revolving Machinery:
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Lamp Description:	Improved, 1 wick
Type of Illuminant:
Number of Spare Lamps:	2
Number of Spare Burners:	None.
Candle Power:

Tower Closet Use:
Oil House Description:	On 2nd floor; fitted with 2 oilstands covered with zinc.
Oil House Inside Dimension:
Oil House Construction Material:
Oil House Capacity:
Other (Describe):	On 2nd floor; fitted with shelves for general purposes.
Suitability:	Dry & suitable.

Fog Signal Kind:	Custer bell machine
Time to Start:	2 minutes.
How Long Will Pressure Last:
Manufacturer:	Custer Co., Boston, Mass.
Year of Manufacture:	Unknown
Characteristic:	A singel blow every 15 seconds.
Duplication:	None.
Timing Device:
If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown:
Height Above Water:
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Water Supply:
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Pressure And Recording Gauge:

Weight:	800 lbs.
Metal:	Bell metal
Diameter:	30"
Height:	22"
Time:
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Location:	No tower.
Coloring:	White
Construction Materials:	Wood.
Number of Rooms:	5
Number of Dwellings:
Heating Plant:
Number of Keepers:	1 keeper & 1 assistant
Furnished Quarters:
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Outhouses:
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How Procured:	From roof.
Quality:	Good.
Quantity:	Ample
Injury Possible:	Not liable
Purity Precaution:	Tanks cleaned twice each year.
Tank Capacity:	3 tanks, 200 galls., each on 1st floor
Tank Material:	Iron.
Distilling Apparatus:	False
Distilling Manufacturer:
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General Opinion:	Generally gealthy
Diseases:	Malarial.
Prevalency:	Spring & fall.
Local Causes:	Marshes & swamps.
Recommended Improvements:


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