Report for Point of Shoals (Virginia) - 1909

General
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"
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:
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance:
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:
Wall Thickness at Base:
Wall Thickness at Parapet:
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
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'
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: 36" x 23"
Number of Storm Panes:
Unglazed Side of Lantern:
What Bearings:
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'
Ventilators
Location / Number: Lower part of lantern
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: None
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: Screwed into frame of lantern
Illuminating Apparatus
Kind of Apparatus:
Intensity in Candles:
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
Time of Revolution:
Flash Interval:
Duration of Flash:
Arc of Each Fixed Part:
Number of Panels: 4
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: Iron
Service Table: Iron
Draft Tube Description: None
Revolving Machinery:
Standby and Description:
Chariot Float or Balls:
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Clock Weight:
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Drive During Rewind:
Machinery Protection:
Regulated:
Lens Protection: Linen cover
How Color is Produced:
Red Sectors Description:
Where Color Attached:
Form of Colored Glass:
Lamp Description: Improved
Type of Illuminant:
Number of Spare Lamps: 2
Number of Spare Burners: None
Candle Power:


Vapor Oil Lamp
Number of Wicks or Mantels: 1
Diameter of Outside Wick: 1 1/4"
Diameter of Mantel:
Diameter of Circum Circle:
Closets and Store Rooms
Tower Closet Use: 8, fitted into corners.
Oil House Description: 2md floor fitted with small pans.
Oil House Inside Dimension:
Oil House Construction Material:
Oil House Capacity:
Other (Describe): 1st floor, general purpose
Suitability: Dry & suitable for purposes used.
Fog Signal General
Fog Signal Kind: Stevens Bell Machine
Time to Start: 1 min.
How Long Will Pressure Last:
Manufacturer: Boston, Geo. M. Stevens Co.
Year of Manufacture: Not known
Characteristic: A single blow alternate intervals of 5 & 20 sec.
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:
Bell Signal
Weight: 400 lbs
Metal: Brass, bell metal
Diameter: 28"
Height: 18"
Time:
Manufacturer:
Weights for Operation:
Dwelling
Location: No tower
Coloring: White
Construction Materials: Wood & iron
Number of Rooms: 3
Number of Dwellings:
Heating Plant:
Number of Keepers: 1 each
Furnished Quarters:
NOT Furnished Quarters:
Outhouses:
Outhouse Coloring:
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Area Inclosed:
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Cultivation Area Available:
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Stove, Maker:
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Lamps:
Water
How Procured: From roof
Quality: Good
Quantity: Ample
Injury Possible: Not liable
Purity Precaution: Tanks cleaned 4 times a year
Tank Capacity: 2 tanks, 300 gal each on 1st floor.
Tank Material: Iron
Distilling Apparatus: False
Distilling Manufacturer:
Well Description:
Well Diameter:
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Distance from Dwelling:
Healthfulness
General Opinion: Good
Diseases: Malaria
Prevalency: Spring & Fall.
Local Causes:
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