Windmill Point (Virginia)

District:	5th
Inspector:	W.F. Lynch, Foreman
Location:	In 12' of water on Rappahannock Spit, VA., making off from Windmill Pt. on N'ly side of mouth of Rappahannock River, W'ly side of Chesapeake Bay.
Date of Report:	06/04/1927
Latitude:	37° 35' 49"
Longitude:	76° 14' 10"

Site:	Ceded to US by state of VA
Date of Reservation:
Date of Deed:	04/18/1874
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Area of the Entire Site:	5 acres
Area Inclosed:	None
Character of Soil:
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark:	2 1/4 miles
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:	Station reached by boat - about 8 miles - Grimstead, VA PO
Distance to Nearest Road:
Distance to Post Office:	Grimstead, VA
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Means Used for Support of Lantern:	Screwpile structure with lantern built above house.
Number of Separate Lights:	1
First Built or Established:	1835
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated:	No record
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Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water:	36'
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea:	Sky & woodland
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Tower Connection:	Above dwelling
Object of Navigation:	Bay, general navigation
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Order of Lantern:	5th
Shape of Lantern:	Polygonal
Diameter to Glass:
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Number of Sides:	9
Type of Bars:	Vertical
Thickness of Bars:
Height Glazed:	28"
Number of Plates in Height:	One
Number of Plates Each Side:	One
Thickness of Plates:	1/4"
Size of Plates:	28" W x 36" H
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Unglazed Side of Lantern:	Glazed 360 degrees
What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern:	Frame 48" H. with cast frame mounted on this.
Construction Material Roof / Cowl:	Copper
Ventilator / Cowl:	Copper
Lightning Spindle:	Copper with platinum tip
Description of Lightning Rod:
Balustrade:	6 sided frame construction
Lantern Doors:	Wooden
Floor of Lantern:	Pine flooring t & g
Watchroom Doors:	Wooden trap door 21" x 28"
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Location / Number:	In lower part of lantern
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement:	None required
Curtain Hooks / Hanger:	1/4" iron hooks tapped into lantern frame.

How is Watchroom Fitted:	6 sided room with fog bell dormer leading from it on E side. Room fitted with small metal covered service table & low stand for oil cans, equipped with trough.
How is Relief Called:	None
Where is Call System Led:

Kind of Apparatus:
Intensity in Candles:	350
Name of Maker:	Henry LePaute, Paris, France
Year Made:	Not indicated
Marks and Number:	None other than maker
Order of Apparatus:	5th
Inside Diameter:	14 5/8"
Light Characteristic:
Time of Revolution:	Stationary
Flash Interval:
Duration of Flash:
Arc of Each Fixed Part:	360 degrees
Number of Panels:	4
Number of Flash Panels:
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Number of Elements in Central Drum:	1
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum:	5, fixed
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum:	3, fixed
Does Apparatus Revolve?:	False
Is There a Revolving Belt?:	False
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Pedestal:	Steel 51" h., 15" dia. top - 22" dia base
Service Table:
Draft Tube Description:	No tube used
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Lens Protection:	Metal umbrella
How Color is Produced:	White
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Lamp Description:	5th order
Type of Illuminant:	Kerosene
Number of Spare Lamps:	1
Number of Spare Burners:	1
Candle Power:	350

Tower Closet Use:	None
Oil House Description:	Oil storage tank under house
Oil House Inside Dimension:
Oil House Construction Material:	Iron
Oil House Capacity:	275 gal.
Other (Describe):	Space btwn ceiling of 1st floor & roof, surrounding watch room used as storeroom. 5 closets on 1st floor - clothing, dishes, etc.
Suitability:	Dry & well suited for purpose

Fog Signal Kind:	Bell with Gamewell Striking apparatus
Time to Start:	5 min.
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Characteristic:	1 stroke every 10 sec.
Duplication:	None
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Height Above Water:
Compass Direction:
Location:	Windmill Pt., which this light marks extends in E'ly direction from shore. Lighthouse in 12' of water.
Distance and Direction:	2 1/4 miles - 295 degrees true
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Location:	Screwpile house
Coloring:	White, brown roof, black lantern, on brown piles.
Construction Materials:	Frame construction
Number of Rooms:	Kitchen & 2 bed rooms.
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Heating Plant:	Stove - Acme #12 heater - Raymond Mfg. Co., Middletown, PA
Number of Keepers:	1 keeper, 1 asst.
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Stove, Maker:	Raymond Mfg. Co., Middletown, PA
Stove, Size:	Grand Susquehanna #7 Cook stove
Sink, Maker:	Not indicated
Sink, Size:	Porcelain roll top sink, w/ drain board 24" x 18"
Pump, Maker:	No pump
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Lamps:	2 table lamps, 5th order, 1 small hand lamp

How Procured:	Rain water caught from roof
Quality:	Good
Quantity:	Ample
Injury Possible:	No
Purity Precaution:	Cleaning tanks & cleaning roofs - screening intakes.
Tank Capacity:	3 - 250 gal tanks in house.
Tank Material:	2 cypress, 1 iron
Distilling Apparatus:	False
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General Information:
Boats on Station:	Swung in falls from davits.