Report for North River Light Station (North Carolina) - 1909
| General |
| District: | 5th |
| Inspector: | John Murdoch, Assistant Light-House Engineer. |
| Location: | North River, NC, near end of shoal making off about 3/4 mile SE'ly from North River Point, on the N'ly side of Albemarle Sound, and about 1/5 mile to W'd of the narrow dredged cut across the bar at the entrance to North River. |
| Date of Report: | 11/17/1909 |
| Latitude: | 36° 09' 26" |
| Longitude: | 75° 52' 47" |
| 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: | None |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | None. |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By small boat from Elizabeth City, NC; or by road from Snowden Station, N.&S. Railroad to Newberns Landing, thence by small boat to house; distance 15 miles. |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | 2 miles to public road. 15 miles to RR station. 1 mile to steamboat landing. |
| Distance to Post Office: | 1 mile |
| Distance to Village: | Coinjock, NC, 7 miles. |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | None |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | Wagon to steamboat landing, then by small boat, 7 miles from village, 1 mile from landing. |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Dwelling. |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 1866 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | December, 1907 |
| 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; substructure, brown. |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | By paint. |
| Tower Connection: | No tower. |
| Object of Navigation: | General & local navigation. |
| Building Materials: | |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| 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: | 10; 26.5" 26.5" |
| Number of Doors: | 9 |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Cast iron screw sleeves over wooden piles. Depth not known. |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 5th |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | 7 feet |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 9 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 36.25" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 1 |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | 1 |
| Thickness of Plates: | 3/8" |
| Size of Plates: | 36.5" x 28" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | 40 degrees |
| What Bearings: | W & NW |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Copper, iron & wood. |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Copper |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Copper |
| Lightning Spindle: | Brass |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | Copper, fastened to sill of lantern, led over roof of house, to side of same, to foundation * water. |
| Balustrade: | Wood |
| Lantern Doors: | Wood, fitted with hinges to frame of lantern. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Wood. |
| Watchroom Doors: | None. |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | Lower part of lantern. |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Screwed into frame of lantern. |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | None |
| How is Relief Called: | |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | L. Sautter Co., Paris |
| Year Made: | Unknown |
| Marks and Number: | None |
| Order of Apparatus: | 5th |
| Inside Diameter: | 14.75" |
| Light Characteristic: | Fixed red. |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| 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: | 5 |
| 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: | Iron |
| Service Table: | Iron |
| 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: | By red himney |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | Improved, 1 wick. |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 2 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | None |
| Candle Power: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | Oil kept on stands on 2nd floor. |
| Oil House Description: | |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | |
| Oil House Capacity: | |
| Other (Describe): | 4 on 1st floor, 2 on 2nd; fitted with shelves for general purposes. |
| Suitability: | Dry & suitable. |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | Gamewell bell machine |
| Time to Start: | 5 minutes |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
| Manufacturer: | Gamewell Fire Alarm & Telegraph Co., Boston, Mass. |
| Year of Manufacture: | Unknown. |
| Characteristic: | Single blow every 5 seconds. |
| Duplication: | None |
| Timing Device: | |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | |
| Height Above Water: | |
| Compass Direction: | |
| Location: | |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Water Supply: | |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
| Bell Signal |
| Weight: | 400 lbs. |
| Metal: | Bell metal |
| Diameter: | 24" |
| Height: | 22" |
| Time: | 30 minutes |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Weights for Operation: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | No tower. |
| Coloring: | White |
| Construction Materials: | Wood |
| Number of Rooms: | 6 |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 keeper & 1 assistant. |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | |
| Outhouse Coloring: | |
| Paths and Walks: | |
| 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 roofs |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | Not liable |
| Purity Precaution: | Tanks cleaned twice each year. |
| Tank Capacity: | 3 tanks, 200 gallons each; on first floor |
| Tank Material: | Iron |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Generally healthy |
| Diseases: | Malarial |
| Prevalency: | Spring & fall |
| Local Causes: | Swamps & fresh water. |
| Recommended Improvements: | No. |