Point of Shoals (Virginia)

District:	5th
Inspector:	Wm. T. Humphreys
Location:	On Point of Shoals, NE'ly side of main channel of James River, about midway of curve forming Burwell Bay & about 3.5 miles below Mulberry Point.
Date of Report:	10/11/1909
Latitude:	37° 04' 06"
Longitude:	76° 39' 12"

Site:	Submarine
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Means to Reach Light Station:	By small boat
Distance to Nearest Road:	3/4 mile Steamboat landing
Distance to Post Office:	1 mile
Distance to Village:	8 miles
Facilities for Public Conveyance:	None
Facilities for Private Conveyance:	Small boat, Steamboat landing
Means Used for Support of Lantern:	Screwpile house
Number of Separate Lights:	1
First Built or Established:	1855
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated:	Rebuilt 1871
Condition at This Date:	Good
Shape of Tower in Plan:	Hexagonal
Form of Tower:	Dwelling hexagonal
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball:
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water:	33'
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea:	Woods
Color of Tower:	White, foundation brown
Color of Tower/ How Produced:	Paint
Tower Connection:	No tower
Object of Navigation:	General navigation
Building Materials:	Wood & iron
General Description:
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Diameter at Base:	13'
Diameter at Parapet:	6' 6"
Kind of Stairway and Steps:	Wood
Number of Landings:	2
Size of Glass:	10" x 16"
Number of Windows and Size of Sash:	6, 5' 3" x 3'
Number of Doors:	18
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface:	On screwpiles
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Order of Lantern:	5th
Shape of Lantern:	Polygonal
Diameter to Glass:	7'
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Number of Sides:	9
Type of Bars:	Vertical
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Height Glazed:	36"
Number of Plates in Height:	One
Number of Plates Each Side:	One
Thickness of Plates:	3/8"
Size of Plates:	36" x 23"
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Construction Material Lantern:	Copper,iron & wood
Construction Material Roof / Cowl:	Copper
Ventilator / Cowl:	Copper
Lightning Spindle:	Brass
Description of Lightning Rod:	Copper wire rope, fastened to Lantern frame, led over roof to side of house to foundation & water.
Balustrade:	Wood
Lantern Doors:	Fitted with hinges to frame of lantern.
Floor of Lantern:	Wood
Watchroom Doors:	Ladder
Parapet Diameter:	6'

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

Kind of Apparatus:
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Name of Maker:	L. Sautter, Paris
Year Made:	Not known
Marks and Number:	None
Order of Apparatus:	5th
Inside Diameter:	11 7/8"
Light Characteristic:	Fixed white
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Number of Panels:	4
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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
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Pedestal:	Iron
Service Table:	Iron
Draft Tube Description:	None
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Lens Protection:	Linen cover
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Lamp Description:	Improved
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Number of Spare Lamps:	2
Number of Spare Burners:	None
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Tower Closet Use:	8, fitted into corners.
Oil House Description:	2md floor fitted with small pans.
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Other (Describe):	1st floor, general purpose
Suitability:	Dry & suitable for purposes used.

Fog Signal Kind:	Stevens Bell Machine
Time to Start:	1 min.
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Manufacturer:	Boston, Geo. M. Stevens Co.
Year of Manufacture:	Not known
Characteristic:	A single blow alternate intervals of 5 & 20 sec.
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