Report for Smyrna Front Range Light (Delaware) - 1907

General
District: 4th
Inspector: H. Bamber, Assistant Engineer
Location: Located on the southerly bank of Smyrna River, near its mouth, westerly side, lower end of Delaware River
Date of Report: 12/09/1907
Latitude: 39° 21' 50"
Longitude: 75° 30' 49"
Premises
Site: Purchase
Date of Reservation:
Date of Deed: 11/09/1906
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Area of the Entire Site: For both front & rear lights, 3.5 acres
Area Inclosed: None
Character of Soil: Salt reed marsh
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: Stands on high water line.
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: None
Wharf or Landing on Premises: None
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance:
Means to Reach Light Station: By RR to Smyrna & thence by private conveyance to light station.
Distance to Nearest Road: 500' to nearest public road, thence 8 miles to Smyrna RR station.
Distance to Post Office: About 8 miles by road to Smyrna
Distance to Village: About 8 miles by road to Smyrna
Facilities for Public Conveyance: None
Facilities for Private Conveyance: There are livery stables in Smyrna
Means Used for Support of Lantern: Steel post
Number of Separate Lights: One
First Built or Established: 12/24/1907
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated:
Condition at This Date: Excellent
Shape of Tower in Plan: Square
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Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: About 24'
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: Distant trees
Color of Tower: White
Color of Tower/ How Produced: Paint
Tower Connection: No dwelling. It is proposed to have light tended by Keeper of Bombay Hook Light Station.
Object of Navigation: Channel or range light, for local navigating purposes
Building Materials: Steel
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Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: Concrete block, extending about 5' below surface.
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: Salt reed marsh
Soil Susceptibility: No
Miscellaneous Remarks: Post is provided with guides & a sheave & rope for hoisting the lantern
Lantern and Fixtures
Order of Lantern: Post lantern
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Description of Lightning Rod: No conductor except post itself
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Illuminating Apparatus
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Name of Maker: Not known
Year Made: Not known
Marks and Number: None, except district number
Order of Apparatus: Post lantern
Inside Diameter: 6 3/4"
Light Characteristic: Fixed white
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Does Apparatus Revolve?: False
Is There a Revolving Belt?: False
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Lamp Description: Post lantern. 8 day chimney lantern with reservoir. Single flat wick
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Number of Spare Lamps: One spare lantern (3 in all) for use at both front & rear lights
Number of Spare Burners: None
Candle Power:
Closets and Store Rooms
Tower Closet Use: No tower
Oil House Description: There is a 5' x 5' frame oil house on a pile foundation, located about 4' S of post. It is fitted with a lamp shelf
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Other (Describe): None
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Dwelling
Location: There is no dwelling
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Outhouses: None, except oil house
Outhouse Coloring: White, with lead colored trimmings
Paths and Walks: A low earth levee extends from the highway to the light. To form a walk on this levee its top has been shaped & broken places bridged with boardwalks.
Area Inclosed: None
Area of Garden: None
Area Timber or Shrubbery: There is no shrubbery except bushes along the levee
Cultivation Area Available: None
Area Cultivated: None
Character of Surroundings: Adjacent country is salt marsh & low farming land
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Healthfulness
General Opinion: Healthful
Diseases: None
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Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous Remarks: The general character & condition of the premises, etc. are good.