Report for Tybee Light Station (Georgia) - 1912
| General |
| District: | 6th |
| Inspector: | H.D. King |
| Location: | On N.W. end of Tybee Island, Georgia |
| Date of Report: | 05/13/1912 |
| Latitude: | 32° 01' 20" |
| Longitude: | 80° 50' 37" |
| Premises |
| Site: | |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 5 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | 1.5 acres |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 1/4 mile |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | Iron picket fence |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | No |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By rail from Savannah to Tybee or by boat to Fort Scriven Landing. either within 1/2 mile of station. |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | |
| Distance to Post Office: | 1000' |
| Distance to Village: | |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Brick tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | One |
| First Built or Established: | 1793 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1867 |
| 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: | 144' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Sky |
| Color of Tower: | Lantern & lower part of tower black, upper part of tower, white |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | Detached |
| Object of Navigation: | Seacoast & range. General & local |
| Building Materials: | Brick & cast iron |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Iron |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | 10 x 12 |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 6 |
| Number of Doors: | 1 to tower house, 1 to tower, 1 to watchroom, 1 to gallery |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 1st |
| Shape of Lantern: | |
| Diameter to Glass: | |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 16 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 9' 11.5" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 3 |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | 1 |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | 2' 4" x 3' 8.5"; 2' 4" x 3' 3 1/4"; 2' 4" x 2' 7" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Cast iron |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Copper |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Copper |
| Lightning Spindle: | Copper |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Cast iron floor, wrought iron balustrade |
| Lantern Doors: | None |
| Floor of Lantern: | Cast iron |
| Watchroom Doors: | None |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | Parapet |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | Iron |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Screwed in lantern frame |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | 4 lockers |
| How is Relief Called: | Electric |
| Where is Call System Led: | To 3 dwellings |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | 60,000 |
| Name of Maker: | Henry LePaute, Paris |
| Year Made: | No date |
| Marks and Number: | As above |
| Order of Apparatus: | 1st |
| Inside Diameter: | 1840 mm |
| Light Characteristic: | Fixed white |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 8 in. central diam, 16 above & below |
| Number of Flash Panels: | |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 17 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 18 |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 8 |
| 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: | Cast iron cylinder 10" chain |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | Russia iron, tapered. Damper tube keyed into it. |
| 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: | Sheet iron |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | 3rd order I.O.V. |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1, plunger wick complete with extra burner & float |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 1 spare I.O.V. outfit complete |
| Candle Power: |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | |
| Diameter of Mantel: | 55 mm |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | Shelved & used for supplies. Located in tower room at base of tower |
| Oil House Description: | 25' E of tower. Shelves & table |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | About 8' x 11' |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Brick, galv. iron |
| Oil House Capacity: | 586 5-gal cans. |
| Other (Describe): | Brick storehouse 25' S of 1st assts dwelling. Fitted with shelving for storage of supplies. Paint house near SE corner of enclosure |
| Suitability: | Excellent |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | S, 75 to 125' from tower |
| Coloring: | White, lead color trim, green blinds |
| Construction Materials: | Frame |
| Number of Rooms: | K. 5 rooms, 1st 5 rooms, 2nd 4 rooms |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | Stoves only |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | Toilet |
| Outhouse Coloring: | White |
| Paths and Walks: | Brick |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | None |
| Area Cultivated: | None |
| Character of Surroundings: | Sandy |
| Stove, Maker: | Danville Stove Mfg. Co. Danville, PA |
| Stove, Size: | No. 8-120 |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Artesian well from military post |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | Not |
| Purity Precaution: | |
| Tank Capacity: | |
| Tank Material: | |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | 150' |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: | Piped to dwellings |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Good |
| Diseases: | |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | Marshes |
| Recommended Improvements: |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Use landing of Fort Scriven |
| Distance and Direction: | 1/2 mile NW |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Railroad to Savannah 1/4 mile. |