Report for Point of Shoals (Virginia)

General
District: 5th
Inspector:
Location:
Date of Report:
Latitude: 37° 04' 06"
Longitude: 76° 39' 12"
Premises
Site: In 2' of water on Point of Shoals, VA., NE'ly side of main channel of James River.
Date of Reservation:
Date of Deed:
Date of Permission:
Date of Lease:
Area of the Entire Site:
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Character of Soil:
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark:
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Wharf or Landing on Premises:
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance:
Means to Reach Light Station: By boat
Distance to Nearest Road: To Ferguson's Wharf, 1/4 mile
Distance to Post Office: 1/4 mile
Distance to Village:
Facilities for Public Conveyance: By steamboat to Ferguson's wharf & thence by small boat.
Facilities for Private Conveyance:
Means Used for Support of Lantern: Lantern on dwelling (screwpile)
Number of Separate Lights: 1
First Built or Established: 1855
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: 1871
Condition at This Date: Good
Shape of Tower in Plan: Hexagonal screwpile structure
Form of Tower:
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball:
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: 33'
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: Sky
Color of Tower: White
Color of Tower/ How Produced: Paint
Tower Connection: Lantern on top of dwelling
Object of Navigation: Local
Building Materials: Substructure iron, superstructure wood.
General Description:
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Kind of Stairway and Steps: Iron stairs on landing, wooden stairs in house.
Number of Landings:
Size of Glass: 9" x 13"
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: 10 - 2' 6" x 2' 7"
Number of Doors: 19
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: Wooden piles
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse:
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Lantern and Fixtures
Order of Lantern: 4th
Shape of Lantern: Polygonal
Diameter to Glass: 6' 6"
Diameter in the Clear:
Number of Sides: 9
Type of Bars: Vertical
Thickness of Bars:
Height Glazed: 36"
Number of Plates in Height: One
Number of Plates Each Side: One
Thickness of Plates: 3/8"
Size of Plates: 26" x 28"
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Unglazed Side of Lantern:
What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern: Iron
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: Copper
Ventilator / Cowl: Copper
Lightning Spindle: Copper with platinum points
Description of Lightning Rod: Copper fastened to lower jamb of lantern & led over roof & down side of house & attached to piles by set screws.
Balustrade: Wood
Lantern Doors: Hung on outside of lantern by hinges.
Floor of Lantern: Wood
Watchroom Doors: Trap door in floor of lantern
Parapet Diameter:
Ventilators
Location / Number: In lower part of lantern
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: Small wooden step ladder
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: Screwed into corners.
Illuminating Apparatus
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Inside Diameter: 6th
Light Characteristic:
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Number of Panels: 4
Number of Flash Panels:
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Number of Elements in Central Drum:
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: 7
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: 5
Does Apparatus Revolve?: False
Is There a Revolving Belt?: False
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Fixed Lens Covered:
Pedestal: Iron
Service Table: Wooden
Draft Tube Description:
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Lamp Description: 1 wick
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Fog Signal General
Fog Signal Kind: Stevens Fog bell machine
Time to Start:
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Characteristic: Single blow at alternate intervals of 5 & 20 sec.
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If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown:
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Dwelling
Location: Lantern tops dwelling
Coloring: White
Construction Materials: Wood
Number of Rooms: 3
Number of Dwellings:
Heating Plant:
Number of Keepers: 1 Keeper & asst.
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Water
How Procured: From roof
Quality: Good
Quantity: Ample
Injury Possible: No
Purity Precaution: In tanks - strainers - gutters & downspouts
Tank Capacity: 9000
Tank Material: Iron
Distilling Apparatus: False
Distilling Manufacturer:
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Healthfulness
General Opinion: Good
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