Report for Great Wicomico River (Virginia) - 1889
| General |
| District: | 5th |
| Inspector: | John Murdoch, Asst. Engineer |
| Location: | Marks entrance to Great Wicomico River from Chesapeake Bay. |
| Date of Report: | 12/18/1889 |
| Latitude: | 37° 48' 15" |
| Longitude: | 76° 15' 54" |
| Premises |
| Site: | |
| 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 boat |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | Timms Wharf, VA Steamboat 2.5 miles. |
| Distance to Post Office: | Timms Landing 2.5 miles |
| Distance to Village: | Timms Landing 2.5 miles |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | By boat |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Lantern on superstructure |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 1889 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
| Condition at This Date: | Good |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Hexagonal |
| Form of Tower: | |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 43.5' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | |
| Color of Tower: | Superstructure white. Lantern black. Roof & superstructure brown |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Painted |
| Tower Connection: | In one |
| Object of Navigation: | Bay light to mark entrance to Great Wicomico River |
| Building Materials: | Wood & iron |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Iron ladders to main deck, wooden spiral stairway to lantern. |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | 10" x 18 5/8" & 12" x 18" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 2 twin & 1 single, 2 or 3 lights. |
| Number of Doors: | 25 |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Screwpile foundation penetrating about 13'. |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | 5 windows in main dwelling, sash 12 lights glass 10" x 14"; Doors in main dwelling upper panels glass 20 1/4" x 10", 1/4" plate; leading to 2nd story 20 1/4" x 9"; 2nd story to lantern 16 1/4" x 9" |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th |
| Shape of Lantern: | |
| Diameter to Glass: | 6' 2.5" |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 8 |
| Type of Bars: | |
| 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: | 34 1/4" x 36 5/8", Storm panes 32 1/4" x 36 5/8" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | 4 extra panes & 4 storm panes. |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | All glazed |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Wood & iron |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Copper lined with zinc |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Copper |
| Lightning Spindle: | Brass platina point |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | Copper ribbon attached to lantern sill & led down over roof & attached to 1 of the piles by set screw & iron band. |
| Balustrade: | |
| Lantern Doors: | In side of lantern. hung on brass strap hinges. Fitted with lock & key. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Tongued & grooved yellow pine boards. |
| Watchroom Doors: | |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | 3 in lower part of lantern |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | 1 small step ladder |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Secured into vertical flanges of cornice. |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | With closets & bell machinery. |
| How is Relief Called: | None |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | |
| Year Made: | |
| Marks and Number: | |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
| Inside Diameter: | |
| Light Characteristic: | Fixed white |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | Entire horizon. Fixed white with a fixed red sector btwn NE by E & WNW & another btwn WSW & SSE |
| Number of Panels: | 4 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 8 |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 6 |
| 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: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | |
| 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: | |
| How Color is Produced: | Red sectors produced by placing red glass against lantern glass. |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | Hains lamp. 1 wick to burner. |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | |
| Number of Spare Burners: | |
| Candle Power: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | With shelves & hooks |
| Oil House Description: | In watchroom |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | |
| Oil House Capacity: | 33 5-gal cans resting on floor |
| Other (Describe): | In dwelling - fitted with shelves & hooks & used for stores, clothes, etc. |
| Suitability: | Dry & suitable |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | Stevens fog bell machine |
| Time to Start: | |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | A double blow every 15 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: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | From roof |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | Not liable |
| Purity Precaution: | |
| Tank Capacity: | 4 tanks - 250 gal each |
| Tank Material: | Iron |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Healthy |
| Diseases: | |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | |
| Recommended Improvements: |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | All in good order. |
| Tools And Accessories |
| Lantern Curtains: | 2 sets |
| Lens Covers: | 2 |
| Damper Tube and Key: | |
| Spare Damper and Key: | |
| Carillon for Overflow Pump: | |
| Time Marker: | |
| Gauge: | |
| Spare Lamp Ready for Use: | |
| Rod Lamp Ready for Use: | |
| Curtain Hanger: | |
| Heater: | |
| Spare Lamp Cover: | |
| Lamp Stand: | |
| Mechanical Lamp Cords: | |
| Revolving Machinery Cords: | |
| Revolving Machinery Weights: | |
| Clutch: | |
| Spare Fly Or Governor: | |
| Gauge for Oil Cistern: | |
| Feather Brushes: | 2 |
| Linen Towels: | 10 |
| Sponges: | 2 pieces |
| Chamois Skins: | 2 |
| Scissors: | 2 |
| Chimney Filters: | |
| Coupling Pliers: | |
| Service Box and Implements: | 1 |
| Cleaning Materials: | 1 pt. Bertrams oil polish; 5 lbs Whiting - 2 boxes White Diamond polish, 2 pts. ammonia |
| Keepers Aprons: | 2 |
| Wicks: |