Paris Island Range Front (South Carolina)

District:	6th
Inspector:	H.D. King
Location:	At low water line south end of Paris Island, SC.
Date of Report:	05/11/1912
Latitude:	32° 17' 51"
Longitude:	80° 40' 06"

Site:
Date of Reservation:
Date of Deed:
Date of Permission:
Date of Lease:
Area of the Entire Site:	3 acres
Area Inclosed:	30,000 sq. feet approx.
Character of Soil:
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark:	1.5 miles
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence:	Wood picket
Wharf or Landing on Premises:	Boat landing in creek.
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance:
Means to Reach Light Station:	Mail boat to Port Royal from Naval Station Landing, 8 miles.
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:	Framed timber tower on piling.
Number of Separate Lights:	1
First Built or Established:	1881
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated:
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:	45 feet.
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea:	Woods & sky.
Color of Tower:	White
Color of Tower/ How Produced:	Paint
Tower Connection:	Detached. 1/2 mile board walk across marsh.
Object of Navigation:	Range. Local.
Building Materials:	Wood.
General Description:
Wall Thickness at Base:
Wall Thickness at Parapet:
Diameter at Base:
Diameter at Parapet:
Kind of Stairway and Steps:	Wood stairs.
Number of Landings:
Size of Glass:	8" x 10"
Number of Windows and Size of Sash:	3, 4 lights
Number of Doors:	2 doors of plank about 2 x 7.
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface:
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse:
Soil Susceptibility:
Miscellaneous Remarks:	Site very inaccessible except by board waok kept up at considerable expense.

Order of Lantern:	Special.
Shape of Lantern:	Square.
Diameter to Glass:
Diameter in the Clear:
Number of Sides:	4
Type of Bars:	None
Thickness of Bars:
Height Glazed:	24"
Number of Plates in Height:	1
Number of Plates Each Side:	1
Thickness of Plates:	1/4"
Size of Plates:	24" square
Number of Storm Panes:
Unglazed Side of Lantern:	3, glazed on 1 side only
What Bearings:	Glazed for rnage light.
Construction Material Lantern:	Wood.
Construction Material Roof / Cowl:	Galvanized iron over wood.
Ventilator / Cowl:	Iron.
Lightning Spindle:	Copper. Aluminum tip.
Description of Lightning Rod:
Balustrade:	Wood. Rail stiffened with iron rods.
Lantern Doors:	1 wood, opens out to gallery.
Floor of Lantern:	Wood.
Watchroom Doors:	Trap door hinged.
Parapet Diameter:

Location / Number:	Wall.
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement:	None
Curtain Hooks / Hanger:	Screws in sash.

How is Watchroom Fitted:	Wood locker.
How is Relief Called:
Where is Call System Led:

Kind of Apparatus:
Intensity in Candles:	3000 cp
Name of Maker:	C>G.A.
Year Made:	1913
Marks and Number:	None.
Order of Apparatus:	Focal distance of lens, 9.5"
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:	Wooden post.
Service Table:
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:	Linen cover only.
How Color is Produced:
Red Sectors Description:
Where Color Attached:
Form of Colored Glass:
Lamp Description:
Type of Illuminant:
Number of Spare Lamps:	None
Number of Spare Burners:	None.
Candle Power:

Gas Container:	4
Compressed Gas Capacity:	177 cubic feet each.
Compressed Gas Charge:	225 lbs.
How Supply Renewed:	Shipped to NY for charging.
At What Intervals:	2 tanks every 4 months.
Spare Containers:	2

Gas Light Kind:	A.G.A. acetylene
Gas Light Number of Burners:	1
Kind of Burner:	Flat flame
Candlepower Per Burner:	25
Total Candlepower:	25
Consumption Gas Burner Per Hour:	3/4
Total Consumption Per Hour:	1/4
How Gas Obtained:	From magagine of compressed gas. 6 A-50 tanks.

Characteristic:	0.3 seconds light, 0.7 seconds dark.
Time Limit:	Light from 0.3 sec. to 3 sec.
Eclipse Type:	Valve.
Size and Amplitude:
Axis Rotation:
Axis Relation:
Screen Revolution:
Screen Number:
Screen Time:
Screen Form:
Screen Mounting:
Screen Order:
Screen Date:
Valve Maker:	A.G.A. Co.
Valve Pattern:	1/130 with sunvalve S-10
Reliability:	Yes

Tower Closet Use:	None.
Oil House Description:	On creek bank near dwelling.
Oil House Inside Dimension:	8' x 8' x 12'
Oil House Construction Material:	Wood.
Oil House Capacity:	600 cans.
Other (Describe):	12' x 20' wood, rear of dwelling.
Suitability:	Dry, well suited.

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:

Location:	1/2 mile north at edge of gast ground.
Coloring:	White, lead trim, green blinds.
Construction Materials:	Wood.
Number of Rooms:	3
Number of Dwellings:
Heating Plant:
Number of Keepers:	1
Furnished Quarters:
NOT Furnished Quarters:
Outhouses:	Toilet, Chicken house.
Outhouse Coloring:	White.
Paths and Walks:	Shell.
Area Inclosed:
Area of Garden:
Area Timber or Shrubbery:
Cultivation Area Available:	None.
Area Cultivated:	None.
Character of Surroundings:	Marsh to seaward fast gound landward.
Stove, Maker:	Monarch, Beaver
Stove, Size:	#8
Sink, Maker:	Unknown
Sink, Size:	6" x 22" x 36"
Pump, Maker:	W.I. Douglas
Pump, Size:	#2
Lamps:	1 table, 1 hand.

How Procured:	Cistern.
Quality:	Good.
Quantity:	Except in lang drought.
Injury Possible:	Yes.
Purity Precaution:	Cleaned twice a year.
Tank Capacity:	5' x 5' x 7' under rear porch.
Tank Material:	Brick, cemented.
Distilling Apparatus:	False
Distilling Manufacturer:
Well Description:
Well Diameter:
Well Lining:
Pump or Bucket:
What Power Used:
Distance from Dwelling:

General Opinion:	Malarial.
Diseases:	Fever.
Prevalency:	August & September.
Local Causes:	Yes.
Recommended Improvements:	Impracticable

Access to Lighthouse:	Boat landing in creek 75 yards from house.
Distance and Direction:	1/2 mile NNW
Miscellaneous Remarks:


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