Report for Ocracoke Light Station (North Carolina) - 1927
| General |
| District: | 5th |
| Inspector: | M.G. Jory |
| Location: | West part of Ocracoke Island about 2.2 miles north of Ocracoke Inlet. |
| Date of Report: | 11/03/1927 |
| Latitude: | 35° 06' 32" |
| Longitude: | 75° 59' 11" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Purchase from Jacob Gaskill |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | 12/07/1822 |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 2 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 1/8 mile, approx. |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | Picket fence |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | Road from wharf. |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | Water & road. |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | |
| Distance to Post Office: | Ocracoke PO 1/2 mile by sand road. |
| Distance to Village: | |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Brick tower. |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 1798 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | Rebuilt 1823 & 1897 |
| 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: | 75 feet |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Sky |
| Color of Tower: | White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | White-wash |
| Tower Connection: | |
| Object of Navigation: | Seacoast. |
| Building Materials: | Brick tower, stone base. |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Wooden steps; iron ladder to lantern. |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | 8" x 10" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 6; 23" high x 27.75" wide. |
| Number of Doors: | 1; 2' 4.5" x 6' 4" |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th |
| Shape of Lantern: | Cylindrical |
| Diameter to Glass: | 6 feet |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | |
| Type of Bars: | 12 helical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 1 |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | 37" high, 29.25" width at bottom & 12" at top |
| Number of Storm Panes: | None |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Cast iron. |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Cast iron. |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Iron cap. |
| Lightning Spindle: | Iron |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Iron balustrade, stone tread. |
| Lantern Doors: | Iron door on hinges. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Iron. |
| Watchroom Doors: | Iron trap door, hinged. |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | 3 in lower part of lantern. |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | None. |
| How is Relief Called: | |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | 2900 cp |
| Name of Maker: | L. Lauter & Co. |
| Year Made: | Unknown |
| Marks and Number: | L.Lauter & Co. |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
| Inside Diameter: | 20" |
| Light Characteristic: | Fixed white. |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | 90 degrees |
| Number of Panels: | 3 |
| 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: | |
| How Flash is Produced: | |
| Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | |
| Fixed Lens Covered: | |
| 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: | Type "B" |
| Type of Illuminant: | I.O.V. |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | |
| Number of Spare Burners: | |
| Candle Power: | 600 dp |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 mantel |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | |
| Diameter of Mantel: | 35 mm |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | |
| Oil House Description: | Located about 25 feet from tower |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 6' 6" x 9' 9" x 6' 9" high. |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Concrete. |
| Oil House Capacity: | 1200 gal. oil storage tank outside of house. |
| Other (Describe): | Storehouse located about 110 feet from tower. |
| Suitability: | Suited |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | None. |
| Time to Start: | |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | |
| Duplication: | |
| 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: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | 135 ft. SE of tower. |
| Coloring: | White wash |
| Construction Materials: | Brick |
| Number of Rooms: | 6 |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | L.Coles, Wood heater, #618 |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 keeper |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | Oil house, store house, woodshed, WC. |
| Outhouse Coloring: | Whitewash. |
| Paths and Walks: | Concrete. |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | 60' x 30' |
| Area Cultivated: | 60' x 30' |
| Character of Surroundings: | Sandy. |
| Stove, Maker: | Grand Susquehanna range |
| Stove, Size: | #7 |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | 16" x 24" |
| Pump, Maker: | Pitcher Pump. |
| Pump, Size: | 306-C-3-1.25" |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Rain water in cistern. |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | No injury. |
| Purity Precaution: | Cleaning of cistern. |
| Tank Capacity: | 2000 gal. back of dwelling. |
| Tank Material: | Brick cistern. |
| 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: | |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | |
| Recommended Improvements: |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Private wharf landing; road. |
| Distance and Direction: | 1/4 mile. |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Hoisting Engines |
| Hoisting Engine Kind: | None. |
| Engine RPMs: | |
| Engine Diameter: | |
| Engine Stroke: | |
| Engine Boiler: | |
| Engine Maker and Date: | |
| Serial Number: | |
| Cylinders and Size: | |
| Horsepower: | |
| Fuel: | |
| Hoist Starter: | |
| Hoist Miscellaneous: |
| Miscellaneous |
| General Information: | No boats. |
| Boats on Station: |